With President Donald Trump enforcing a federal takeover of D.C., here’s an in-depth look at the city’s crime rates through the years.

Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order declaring “a crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” citing ...

President Donald Trump inaccurately claimed that the murder rate in Washington, D.C., "reached the highest rate probably ever ...

Overall, the state’s crime rate dropped around 9% in 2024, but Washington remains last in police staffing per capita ...

Yes, major indicators — from Washington, D.C., metropolitan police records to the FBI — show that crime rates are down in the ...

Violent crime has declined after a sharp post-pandemic spike in 2023. Trump has called in the National Guard anyway as he ...

Washington, D.C., recorded a homicide rate of 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024, ranking fourth among major U.S. cities despite overall violent crime dropping 35% from 2023.

This chart shows the percent change in the number of violent and property crimes between 2024 and 2025 in Washington D.C.

As of Sunday night, a Juvenile Curfew Zone, which implements stricter rules, is in place for the neighborhood Navy Yard from Sunday, August 10 to Wednesday, August 13. This is the fourth juvenile ...

MPD made arrests in cases of vehicle theft and unauthorized use in Washington, DC, as part of ongoing efforts to reduce such ...

I think it’s incredibly important that we respect and utilize our state resources and conserve them for the people who need ...