Violent crime spiked during the pandemic but has been decreasing since.
In this Nov. 22, 2023, file photo, police investigate a shooting incident in which a DC Police officer was involved in Washington, D.C., at 12th and M streets in NW.is down 35% and is on track to be the lowest in 20 years, while carjackings involving firearms are down 55%according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. And carjackings involving firearms are down 55%, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia announced.
When violent crime spiked in 2022, the U.S. Attorney for D.C. "cross staffed" with federal agents and members of the MPD to "support these teams in building federal cases against drivers of gun violence," the U.S. Attorney's office said in a statement on Thursday. The office used forensics, and other investigative techniques to target the worst offenders of violent crimes.
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