The surge in Washington, DC, crime will impact how residents enjoy the Christmas holiday season, District Ward 5 ANC Commissioner Kathy Henderson warned.
“We’re supposed to be pivoting into celebrating the holiday season, but citizens continue to be afraid,” Henderson told Fox 5 after a rash of shootings.
Henderson’s statement reflects this year’s surging crime in the District, according to Police:
- Homicide rose 33 percent
- Robbery spiked 67 percent
- Motor vehicle theft increased by 97 percent
- At least 760 carjackings occurred in the first ten months of this year
- 65 percent of those arrested for carjacking are juveniles
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves, who is responsible for prosecuting those D.C. police arrests, prosecuted only 56 percent of those arrested in 2023
Several restaurants are closing due to cost and crime. Whole parts of the city are impacted, such as H Street, where many shelves are bare.
So hard to believe that guns laws are not being followed by the DC thugs, but the civilized citizens aren’t allowed to defend themselves. No wonder they’re afraid