Total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and announced by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves. A breakdown of the data is available here.
Surely crime hasn’t escalated so quickly since 2024 that it requires a government takeover, right?
Someone got a wayback machine link. All you smart folks use that cool stuff I barely understand.
Edit: hey that wasn’t too hard. Looks like shit though. https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20250812023117/https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low