A lot can change in a year. We have a new president, a new congressional majority, a new season of The White Lotus.
But what about crime in Washington, DC, the subject of my last piece for this magazine back in April 2024? Is our nation’s capital still racked with carjackings and homicides – or have we begun inching our way back to some form of public order?
In 2023, Washington saw 274 reported homicides, making it the district’s deadliest year in two decades.
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