Archive - DC Crime Facts

Stopping the viral spread of shootings

Disrupting DC's gun violence feedback loop

Jun 4, 2024 •

May 2024

Planning to fail

The ongoing mess with DC agencies' copy/pasted "Performance Plans"

May 24, 2024 •

The U.S. Attorney's hidden role in undermining DC's gun laws

Damning new evidence about thousands of gun cases

May 6, 2024 •

April 2024

Real steps to drive down gun violence

How to move from buzzwords to productive action

Apr 26, 2024 •

MPD's 121% increase in violent crime arrests

DC's experiment in increased enforcement continues to lower crime

Apr 10, 2024 •

March 2024

The safety net, crime and budget priorities

"I’m hungry, I ain’t got no clothes, my brother’s locked up, my mother’s not doing nothing for me, so let me go do this.”

Mar 28, 2024 •

The US Attorney's New Spin

"the overall charging rate isn’t what we should be focused on”

Mar 20, 2024 •

House Republicans' Vibes-Based Theory of Crime

An inaccurate narrative in service of a misguided bill

Mar 13, 2024 •

Mixed signals on pretrial detention

A small change in policy turns out to have a very small impact

Mar 4, 2024 •

February 2024

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