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Can anybody please update the statistical table? I don't find a source from which the figures are taken.
Why is there no table with homicide trends?
Would someone be willing to create an updated DC Homicide map? The only there right now is sort outdated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.16.63.209 ( talk) 20:11, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Violent crime isn't the only crime in DC. As violent crime has decreased in the city, robberies have been soaring. See The Common Denominator [1] for October 2005 numbers.
These statistics do not take into account the unreported robberies. In Columbia Heights many robberies do not get reported because the victims are recent immigrants, many illegal, who do not speak English, do not trust the police and who get paid in cash. Many long time residents will also not report crimes to the police because there was a time when many officers would pass along a complainants personal information to drug dealers. --unsigned by 156.80.172.222
In the spring of 2008, a series of incidents wherein multiple shootings occurred inside a short period of time inspired DC to repeatedly initiate "All Hands on Deck" responses, in which patrol officers flood the streets. Foot patrols were deployed, with officers walking the streets in twos or threes, many in bulletproof vests. The goal of increased police visibility was achieved; however, shootings continued to occur, some near "hotspots" and police stations. Typically, the primary result of these "crime emergencies" is a large number of arrests on minor charges, many involving drugs and outstanding warrants. Prechuredrop ( talk) 16:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC) Ten years later, the need for an update here is even greater. I'm tempted to delete the graphic but not sure if that is the best way to highlight the need. Bangabandhu ( talk) 00:45, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
I don't think this NYC comparison is needed here. While it's helpful that Mr Brown added qualifications to the comparison (see below), I think the comparison should just be omitted, as the explanation I think needs to be far more nuanced. I also don't agree with a blanket statement "the worst sections of New York were regarded as similarly violent as anywhere in D.C." — crime is highly localized to certain neighborhoods. This is explained in the article, in regards to D.C. and how the crime patterns have shifted. And, not all parts of D.C. were as violent as the "worst" sections of NYC (most of D.C., west of Rock Creek Park, has been generally safe all along; much safer than the "worst" sections of NYC).
- Aude ( talk | contribs) 22:02, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Aude, Washington's murder rate in the early 90's when including the MSA plummets to just over 15 per 100,000. The MSA then was just under 4 million, so I think New York was MORE violent than Washington at that time. Power Society ( talk) 08:02, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Adding something about the recent decisions by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seems very relevant here. A 3-judge panel of the court ruled the DC gun laws unconstitutional, and the full court refused to hear the matter in May 2007 -- the District now has 90 days to decide whether to appeal to SCOTUS. croll 18:29, 6 June 2007 (UTC) (Edit: Nevermind. I see it now at the end of a paragraph.)
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As well, I think this argument is flawed, as crime rates have much more to do with socio-economic factors than anything else. Fairfax and Arlington have very median household incomes, compared to Washington, D.C. and the national average. [4] A far more suitable comparison is to Richmond, Virginia, which was ranked the 9th most dangerous city in the United States [5] in 2005. Despite that, I highly doubt Richmond's crime rate has anything more/less to do with gun control laws than does D.C.'s crime rate.
Nonetheless, if reputable references backing up "those same critics", then I would consider reinserting the statement. - Aude ( talk | contribs) 14:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Another similar comment has been posted just yesterday, this time pakcing an extra bit of non-NPOV: "Guns are not the problem. On the contrary, lax criminal penalties and laws that disarm the law-abiding are responsible for giving criminals a safer working environment" Not only is this heavily biased and lacking in credibility, it is an over-simplified and guileless assumption followed by no punctuation mark. No offense meant though; I see your point, 167.21.1.225, you just have to back it up and check your grammar/style. - Sebsmoot 03:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
I have included the homicide rates from 2006 in Richmond and Baltimore for comparison in the gun control section. They are based on the latest complete FBI statistics. Hopefully they will contribute to the reader's understanding of whether Washington's gun laws affect the homicide rate. I know this is a politically sensitive issue, having grown up in Washington, but these are non-partisan statistics, so please don't vandalize them. Nlandau ( talk) 07:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
This sentence:
oversimplifies a very complex process that has been occurring in Washington, DC. For example, the opening of several new Metro stations has had at least as large an effect on gentrification in several neighborhoods (U Street, Columbia Heights) as the decrease in crime. MrDarwin 20:34, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Nlandau ( talk) 07:25, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
I keep adding an overview, reciting Washington's key violent crime indicators and what they mean for a city of Washington's size. This is quite salient. Also, it took a fair amount of work to download the FBI statistics in spreadsheet format and rank Washington against other cities of 100,000+ residents, and it is strange that the information was deleted without comment.
What makes a crime incident notable? It's good that the list hasn't gotten out of hand like lists of notables found in other articles, but perhaps we should define a scope now? There have got to be hundreds or thousands of 'incidents' of crime that received alot of media coverage, such as the mugging of Supreme Court justice David Souter, or the mugging of Theresa Heinz Kerry, or the espionage cases, or the congressional approval of the iraq war... the list can go on and on. Should we limit the list to violent crimes? homicides? - Taco325i 17:10, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Reopening this discussion. I am going to clear out any incidents that didn't have a direct impact on crime in the city. There has to be some sort of threshold for what gets listed here as it cannot simply be a list of famous people who were robbed. Best,
epicAdam(
talk) 21:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Well, the mayor of the city puffing away on a crack pipe would certainly be worthy of mention if you're going to add such a section. I remember how horrified and embarassed I was as a DC resident when that happened. Particularly, as I gazed out my law school window and saw the very same flicker of the crack pipe against the walls of the building across the street. Arlesd ( talk) 01:05, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
That section where it compares the murder rate in Fairfax County and DC is extremely misleading. Fairfax County is the richest county in Virginia, and the population is predominantly white and Korean suburbans. They're two very, very, very different places.
How can anyone be 100% certain that gentrification was the cause of reduced violent crime? Is there any evidence that can prove irrefutably that gentrification was the cause of the (somewhat) decreased violent crime rate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.14.108.181 ( talk) 03:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
I think the whole "gentrification" section should be deleted. For one thing, it is inaccurate. The rise in robberies during recent years is in fact concentrated in the gentrifying neighborhoods. See the Washington Post article and excellent accompanying graphic at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101201813.html The idea that crime has dropped as a result of gentrification is completely undocumented here, seems counterintuitive, and at least in the case of robberies is untrue. Unless the author of the gentrification section reforms the section I plan to replace it with a neighborhood analysis of crime. A discussion of gentrification doesn't really belong on a page devoted to crime, anyway. 24.175.143.51 ( talk) 03:35, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
This article would be improved by use of both online sources and those that are offline or available by subscription only. An in-depth article, such as the one in The Observer, talks in great depth about the crime problems of the early 1990s, while the New York Times article only gives a brief mention about the early 1990s. Thus, it's worth using, even though it's not freely available online. -- Aude ( talk) 17:11, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
In regards to the WaPo article "D.C. Sees Sharp Drop In Federal Prosecution", as the title suggests, the article discusses a decrease in federal prosecutions in U.S. District Court only. It does not mention the drop in local prosecutions, for which the US Attorneys are also responsible, as cited in the reference provided by the DC Superior Court. If what the US Attorney says in the WaPo article is correct, and that they are indeed shifting cases from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, then there shouldn't be any decline in prosecution at the local level; in fact, you would expect to see a rise in the number of local prosecutions as more are shifted out of the US District Court. What does make sense is that budget cuts have caused the US Attorney's office to fire prosecutors, which is what I have changed the article to reflect. Best, epicAdam( talk) 06:32, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Is the crack epidemic the root of all crime in the history of the District of Columbia? I remember that there were police, a drug epidemic and major problems prior to that. Although I appreciate the impact of the crack epidemic on urban centers across the country and DC in particular, if the rubric is Crime in Washington, the overview should maybe address the changes over the history of the city in the root of crime and the impact on its population. Either that or change the title. 71.251.59.145 ( talk) 17:02, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
"Results from the ATF's Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative indicate that the percentage of imported guns involved in crimes is tied to the stringency of local firearm laws."
This is a vague statement, what does it mean? It can go either way. It seems like some liberal attempt to not offend the other liberals by not being specific, as in: the stricter the laws the higher the gun crimes. Omegadeluxesupreme ( talk)
The section on gun control laws makes reference to increased gun crime being inversely proportional to the gun control laws. Can someone clarify if the gun crime figures reported include convictions for carrying firearms in public (which is seemingly not prohibited in other states/cities) or if the gun crime figures are only crimes involving the actual USE of firearms. In short, if (just suppose) guns were prohibited nationwide, and carrying them was convicted in every part of the US, would the figures here be lower then everywhere else, as opposed to the apparently higher then elsewhere figures purported? MrZoolook ( talk) 13:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
The homicide counts don't take into account population changes. The standard within criminology is to state the value as x/100,000 souls. I've created a graph of DC's homicide rates from 1960 to 2012, also including the US total homicide rate for the same period. I'm replacing the existing chart. Just an fyi. Anastrophe ( talk) 05:14, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
It may be good to find out which BOP prisons commonly hold DC inmates.
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The numbers of non law enforcement gun owners in DC are about 4,000 and law enforcement 3,000 to 5,000. With DC gun ownership at 25.9% in peer reviewed study this means about 1 in 4 DC residents is an illegal firearms owner. I think this is notable. Explainador ( talk) 04:44, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
I assume the survey you're referring to is this one, Kalesan et. al. 2015: https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/injuryprev/early/2015/06/09/injuryprev-2015-041586.full.pdf?keytype=ref&ijkey=doj6vx0laFZMsQ2
The number of respondents completing the nationwide survey was 4622, so you'd expect about 10 to be from DC if the U.S. population were sampled uniformly. Since they came up with 25.9%, it seems likely they had 27 DC respondents (or at least, that many remaining after "propensity score matching with 2010 American Community Survey sample with selection within strata by weighted sampling with replacements ... to obtain a nationally representative population"). With such a small sample, the error bars are very large: the 95% confidence interval for 7 out of 27 is 5.85 - 46.0%.
On top of that, "YouGov invited 11,471 potential participants, out of which 5392 (47.0%) started the survey and eventually 4622 (40.3%) completed the survey." It's not unreasonable to think that gun owners might care about gun ownership more than non-gun-owners, and thus be more likely to participate in and complete a survey on the topic.
In short, this study is not good evidence for a DC gun ownership rate of 25.9%. Maybe there's a survey out there with better data, possibly even focused on DC (which this survey was not). 74.92.140.243 ( talk) 17:20, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
I updated the UCR Infobox to the 2018 numbers from the FBI. A couple of notes:
If someone could eyeball both the reference and the page to double-check for typos, I'd appreciate it. 74.92.140.243 ( talk) 17:32, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
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In November 2023, it was reported that the number of carjackings for the year so far had increased by 104% compared to the same time period during the previous year. This was attributed to repeat carjackings by serial carjackers under the age of 18, whom the city had repeatedly arrested and released. City leaders were "trying to find a solution" to this problem. Fox 5 reported that "current D.C. law makes it difficult to hold young people accountable for their actions." [1]
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Can anybody please update the statistical table? I don't find a source from which the figures are taken.
Why is there no table with homicide trends?
Would someone be willing to create an updated DC Homicide map? The only there right now is sort outdated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.16.63.209 ( talk) 20:11, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Violent crime isn't the only crime in DC. As violent crime has decreased in the city, robberies have been soaring. See The Common Denominator [1] for October 2005 numbers.
These statistics do not take into account the unreported robberies. In Columbia Heights many robberies do not get reported because the victims are recent immigrants, many illegal, who do not speak English, do not trust the police and who get paid in cash. Many long time residents will also not report crimes to the police because there was a time when many officers would pass along a complainants personal information to drug dealers. --unsigned by 156.80.172.222
In the spring of 2008, a series of incidents wherein multiple shootings occurred inside a short period of time inspired DC to repeatedly initiate "All Hands on Deck" responses, in which patrol officers flood the streets. Foot patrols were deployed, with officers walking the streets in twos or threes, many in bulletproof vests. The goal of increased police visibility was achieved; however, shootings continued to occur, some near "hotspots" and police stations. Typically, the primary result of these "crime emergencies" is a large number of arrests on minor charges, many involving drugs and outstanding warrants. Prechuredrop ( talk) 16:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC) Ten years later, the need for an update here is even greater. I'm tempted to delete the graphic but not sure if that is the best way to highlight the need. Bangabandhu ( talk) 00:45, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
I don't think this NYC comparison is needed here. While it's helpful that Mr Brown added qualifications to the comparison (see below), I think the comparison should just be omitted, as the explanation I think needs to be far more nuanced. I also don't agree with a blanket statement "the worst sections of New York were regarded as similarly violent as anywhere in D.C." — crime is highly localized to certain neighborhoods. This is explained in the article, in regards to D.C. and how the crime patterns have shifted. And, not all parts of D.C. were as violent as the "worst" sections of NYC (most of D.C., west of Rock Creek Park, has been generally safe all along; much safer than the "worst" sections of NYC).
- Aude ( talk | contribs) 22:02, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Aude, Washington's murder rate in the early 90's when including the MSA plummets to just over 15 per 100,000. The MSA then was just under 4 million, so I think New York was MORE violent than Washington at that time. Power Society ( talk) 08:02, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Adding something about the recent decisions by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seems very relevant here. A 3-judge panel of the court ruled the DC gun laws unconstitutional, and the full court refused to hear the matter in May 2007 -- the District now has 90 days to decide whether to appeal to SCOTUS. croll 18:29, 6 June 2007 (UTC) (Edit: Nevermind. I see it now at the end of a paragraph.)
This statement added by 12.96.58.22 lacks any sources and has been removed:
As well, I think this argument is flawed, as crime rates have much more to do with socio-economic factors than anything else. Fairfax and Arlington have very median household incomes, compared to Washington, D.C. and the national average. [4] A far more suitable comparison is to Richmond, Virginia, which was ranked the 9th most dangerous city in the United States [5] in 2005. Despite that, I highly doubt Richmond's crime rate has anything more/less to do with gun control laws than does D.C.'s crime rate.
Nonetheless, if reputable references backing up "those same critics", then I would consider reinserting the statement. - Aude ( talk | contribs) 14:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Another similar comment has been posted just yesterday, this time pakcing an extra bit of non-NPOV: "Guns are not the problem. On the contrary, lax criminal penalties and laws that disarm the law-abiding are responsible for giving criminals a safer working environment" Not only is this heavily biased and lacking in credibility, it is an over-simplified and guileless assumption followed by no punctuation mark. No offense meant though; I see your point, 167.21.1.225, you just have to back it up and check your grammar/style. - Sebsmoot 03:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
I have included the homicide rates from 2006 in Richmond and Baltimore for comparison in the gun control section. They are based on the latest complete FBI statistics. Hopefully they will contribute to the reader's understanding of whether Washington's gun laws affect the homicide rate. I know this is a politically sensitive issue, having grown up in Washington, but these are non-partisan statistics, so please don't vandalize them. Nlandau ( talk) 07:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
This sentence:
oversimplifies a very complex process that has been occurring in Washington, DC. For example, the opening of several new Metro stations has had at least as large an effect on gentrification in several neighborhoods (U Street, Columbia Heights) as the decrease in crime. MrDarwin 20:34, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Nlandau ( talk) 07:25, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
I keep adding an overview, reciting Washington's key violent crime indicators and what they mean for a city of Washington's size. This is quite salient. Also, it took a fair amount of work to download the FBI statistics in spreadsheet format and rank Washington against other cities of 100,000+ residents, and it is strange that the information was deleted without comment.
What makes a crime incident notable? It's good that the list hasn't gotten out of hand like lists of notables found in other articles, but perhaps we should define a scope now? There have got to be hundreds or thousands of 'incidents' of crime that received alot of media coverage, such as the mugging of Supreme Court justice David Souter, or the mugging of Theresa Heinz Kerry, or the espionage cases, or the congressional approval of the iraq war... the list can go on and on. Should we limit the list to violent crimes? homicides? - Taco325i 17:10, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Reopening this discussion. I am going to clear out any incidents that didn't have a direct impact on crime in the city. There has to be some sort of threshold for what gets listed here as it cannot simply be a list of famous people who were robbed. Best,
epicAdam(
talk) 21:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Well, the mayor of the city puffing away on a crack pipe would certainly be worthy of mention if you're going to add such a section. I remember how horrified and embarassed I was as a DC resident when that happened. Particularly, as I gazed out my law school window and saw the very same flicker of the crack pipe against the walls of the building across the street. Arlesd ( talk) 01:05, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
That section where it compares the murder rate in Fairfax County and DC is extremely misleading. Fairfax County is the richest county in Virginia, and the population is predominantly white and Korean suburbans. They're two very, very, very different places.
How can anyone be 100% certain that gentrification was the cause of reduced violent crime? Is there any evidence that can prove irrefutably that gentrification was the cause of the (somewhat) decreased violent crime rate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.14.108.181 ( talk) 03:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
I think the whole "gentrification" section should be deleted. For one thing, it is inaccurate. The rise in robberies during recent years is in fact concentrated in the gentrifying neighborhoods. See the Washington Post article and excellent accompanying graphic at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101201813.html The idea that crime has dropped as a result of gentrification is completely undocumented here, seems counterintuitive, and at least in the case of robberies is untrue. Unless the author of the gentrification section reforms the section I plan to replace it with a neighborhood analysis of crime. A discussion of gentrification doesn't really belong on a page devoted to crime, anyway. 24.175.143.51 ( talk) 03:35, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
This article would be improved by use of both online sources and those that are offline or available by subscription only. An in-depth article, such as the one in The Observer, talks in great depth about the crime problems of the early 1990s, while the New York Times article only gives a brief mention about the early 1990s. Thus, it's worth using, even though it's not freely available online. -- Aude ( talk) 17:11, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
In regards to the WaPo article "D.C. Sees Sharp Drop In Federal Prosecution", as the title suggests, the article discusses a decrease in federal prosecutions in U.S. District Court only. It does not mention the drop in local prosecutions, for which the US Attorneys are also responsible, as cited in the reference provided by the DC Superior Court. If what the US Attorney says in the WaPo article is correct, and that they are indeed shifting cases from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, then there shouldn't be any decline in prosecution at the local level; in fact, you would expect to see a rise in the number of local prosecutions as more are shifted out of the US District Court. What does make sense is that budget cuts have caused the US Attorney's office to fire prosecutors, which is what I have changed the article to reflect. Best, epicAdam( talk) 06:32, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Is the crack epidemic the root of all crime in the history of the District of Columbia? I remember that there were police, a drug epidemic and major problems prior to that. Although I appreciate the impact of the crack epidemic on urban centers across the country and DC in particular, if the rubric is Crime in Washington, the overview should maybe address the changes over the history of the city in the root of crime and the impact on its population. Either that or change the title. 71.251.59.145 ( talk) 17:02, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
"Results from the ATF's Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative indicate that the percentage of imported guns involved in crimes is tied to the stringency of local firearm laws."
This is a vague statement, what does it mean? It can go either way. It seems like some liberal attempt to not offend the other liberals by not being specific, as in: the stricter the laws the higher the gun crimes. Omegadeluxesupreme ( talk)
The section on gun control laws makes reference to increased gun crime being inversely proportional to the gun control laws. Can someone clarify if the gun crime figures reported include convictions for carrying firearms in public (which is seemingly not prohibited in other states/cities) or if the gun crime figures are only crimes involving the actual USE of firearms. In short, if (just suppose) guns were prohibited nationwide, and carrying them was convicted in every part of the US, would the figures here be lower then everywhere else, as opposed to the apparently higher then elsewhere figures purported? MrZoolook ( talk) 13:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
The homicide counts don't take into account population changes. The standard within criminology is to state the value as x/100,000 souls. I've created a graph of DC's homicide rates from 1960 to 2012, also including the US total homicide rate for the same period. I'm replacing the existing chart. Just an fyi. Anastrophe ( talk) 05:14, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
It may be good to find out which BOP prisons commonly hold DC inmates.
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The numbers of non law enforcement gun owners in DC are about 4,000 and law enforcement 3,000 to 5,000. With DC gun ownership at 25.9% in peer reviewed study this means about 1 in 4 DC residents is an illegal firearms owner. I think this is notable. Explainador ( talk) 04:44, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
I assume the survey you're referring to is this one, Kalesan et. al. 2015: https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/injuryprev/early/2015/06/09/injuryprev-2015-041586.full.pdf?keytype=ref&ijkey=doj6vx0laFZMsQ2
The number of respondents completing the nationwide survey was 4622, so you'd expect about 10 to be from DC if the U.S. population were sampled uniformly. Since they came up with 25.9%, it seems likely they had 27 DC respondents (or at least, that many remaining after "propensity score matching with 2010 American Community Survey sample with selection within strata by weighted sampling with replacements ... to obtain a nationally representative population"). With such a small sample, the error bars are very large: the 95% confidence interval for 7 out of 27 is 5.85 - 46.0%.
On top of that, "YouGov invited 11,471 potential participants, out of which 5392 (47.0%) started the survey and eventually 4622 (40.3%) completed the survey." It's not unreasonable to think that gun owners might care about gun ownership more than non-gun-owners, and thus be more likely to participate in and complete a survey on the topic.
In short, this study is not good evidence for a DC gun ownership rate of 25.9%. Maybe there's a survey out there with better data, possibly even focused on DC (which this survey was not). 74.92.140.243 ( talk) 17:20, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
I updated the UCR Infobox to the 2018 numbers from the FBI. A couple of notes:
If someone could eyeball both the reference and the page to double-check for typos, I'd appreciate it. 74.92.140.243 ( talk) 17:32, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
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In November 2023, it was reported that the number of carjackings for the year so far had increased by 104% compared to the same time period during the previous year. This was attributed to repeat carjackings by serial carjackers under the age of 18, whom the city had repeatedly arrested and released. City leaders were "trying to find a solution" to this problem. Fox 5 reported that "current D.C. law makes it difficult to hold young people accountable for their actions." [1]
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