DC’s violence has become even more deadly despite 30-year low claim crime

A person faces a chance to commit violent crime Washington, DC, Data shows that it has declined in recent years, but the possibility of death in such crimes soars.

John Jay Jay part-time lecturer Jillian Snider, retired New York Police Department official Jillian Snider told Fox News Digital Tuesday that there are fewer chances of being victimized, but if you get hurt, you have more chances of death. ”

Snider refers to a report released in July by the Criminal Justice Commission that examines data on violent crimes in 17 major U.S. cities between 2018 and 2024, specifically examining the fatality of violent crimes in these cities. It found that Washington, D.C. has the highest levels of lethality, including cities such as Baltimore and Chicago, with a fatal increase of 38% in 2024 compared to 2018.

The study found that fatality in DC jumped 341% to as high as 341%, compared to the 2012 data, and reported that in 2012 there were 13 homicides per 1,000 serious violent crimes per 1,000 homicides in 2012, and every 1,000 homicides per 1,000 homicides in 2024.

The study defines lethality as “the number of homicides that aggravate attacks and robberies each time.”

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President this week DC crime rate is in the national spotlight this week Donald Trump He announced Monday morning at a crowded press conference that he had allowed the president to bear 30 days of emergency control under Section 740 of the District of Columbia Family Rules Act.

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“Our capital was replaced by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roaming wild youth mobs, drug-addicted lunatics and homeless people,” Trump said in a press conference. “And we won’t let it happen again. We won’t accept it.”

Trump announced that Democratic lawmakers have slammed the president for allegedly announcing excessive efforts and dispatch of the National Guard despite a decline in crime trends in recent years. Senior Democrats such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries advocate for a narrative of crime, which is at a 30-year low.

“Violent crime in Washington, D.C. is at its lowest level in 30 years,” Jeffries said Monday. “Donald Trump has no basis to take over the local police department. The credibility of the law and order issues is zero. Lost.”

“It’s realistic when you listen to a Trump who is not successful trying to justify deploying the National Guard in DC: Violent crime The DC is at its lowest level in 30 years,” former Secretary of State said. Hillary Clinton Posted to X.

Asked about the fact that some Democrats have thrilled crimes to 30 years ago, Snider believes it is not “fair” to compare any city in 2025 to one in the 1990s.

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“In most cities and metropolitan areas, the 90s were a shaky period,” she said. “We came out of the popularity of cracks. We came out of economic instability since the late 1980s. Then, in the 1990s, we saw this revolutionary policing, this broken window strategy, now hotspot strategy, this hotspot policing, this Compstat-driven era.”

“I don’t think any agent today in 2025 should say, ‘Oh, we’re doing a lot better than in 1995,’ she continued. “It’s completely different from the world in 1995. In different fields, your demographics are different. The population in different fields is different.”

The United States was shaken by the wave of violent crime in 2020 and in the following years, when the daily life of the pandemic filled everyday life with lockdown commands, with social justice protests and riots erupting in major cities across the country. The FBI murders increased by nearly 30% compared to the previous year, the largest increase in homicides since the agency began tracking off crimes.

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Washington, DC is one of the cities trapped in a national crime trend, recording 198 That year’s murderwhich marks the city’s 16-year high. Homicides jumped to 226 in 2021, another 203 in 2022 and 274 in 2023 – the city’s highest point in 20 years.

DC’s homicides fell by about 31% from 2023 to 2024.

“Everyone should celebrate that crime is falling,” Sneider said. “But at the same time, we don’t have all the pictures: Why crime is more deadly than before?”

The Criminal Justice Research Council found that Washington’s fatality increased every year except in 2016.

“The largest one-year growth was a 57% increase from 2014 to 2015,” the study reported. “Fatality rate increased by 22% from 2019 to 2020, followed by a 14% increase in 2021. It then decreased slightly in 2022 (-3%) and 2023 (-8%), before a 5% increase in 2024. The fatality of 2020 was significantly higher than that of all early lethality.

Ernesto Lopez, the author behind the study and senior researcher of the Criminal Justice Commission, explained to local media in July that despite the decline in crime trends, the “fatality” in the country’s capital has risen significantly.

“We look back on the lethality of 2012 – likewise, even if the homicide rate drops, the share of this violence has increased by more than 300% from 2012 to 2024,” Lopez told WTOP in July. “So, violence may become less and less, but when these violence happens, they are more likely to end in death as a decade ago.”

He added that the highest gain from the study was that “homicide and other violent crimes are declining in the second half of the year and continue to drop below pre-pandemic levels.”

“This is a continuous pattern of the decline in crime rates,” he added. “Even some crimes that do see huge spikes in 2022 and 2023, such as motor vehicle theft, are actually starting to collapse in many jurisdictions.”

In recent years, despite the downturn in the DC, “it remains at a high level,” Adam Gelb, chairman and CEO of the Criminal Justice Commission, told Fox News numbers on Wednesday that despite the recent speech crimes, despite the deadly soaring in the city.

“There has been a significant drop in violence in Washington over the past two years, but it’s still at a high level, and micro-quality has violated this overall positive attitude,” Gelb said. “When the puzzle moves in different directions, it’s easy for people to pick some of them and create an image that drives its policy and political agenda.”

See the National Guard next to the Metropolitan Police Car. (WTTG)

Snider explained that the decline in violent crime and the fatal increase is attributed to a few variables, including crimes related to gangs.

“DC is known for gangs and crew, and I know there are reports of an increase in juvenile-related crimes,” Sneed said. “If you see higher gangs or crew related activities that may be using weapons, obviously, this is where you will see more serious physical injuries or deaths. It’s one of the bigger attributes, too.”

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Other variables that may cause fatal increase are prolonged waiting times to receive emergency care, such as slow response times for EMS or prolonged hospital waiting, and understaffing in the police department.

The study argues that “two interrelated developments” on guns could drive the fatality of DCs, claiming that “the wide availability of (guns) may contribute to perceived self-arms needs, thereby creating feedback loops or “weapon races” in which people get guns because they believe others believe others are armed”.

“This dynamic seems to have practical consequences: more guns were purchased in 2020 than the annual average in previous years. In addition, the flow of new guns into the legal market directly promotes the inventory of guns in the illegal market. That is, guns obtained legally may end up being caused by guns that are illegally sold, and they may suffer a competition, and these guns may be granted to law, rather than illegal, gun technology increases their “fatal potential” that may drive lethality.

FBI agents in Washington, D.C. outside the Park Police Department on August 11, the Trump administration commands the new crackdown on crimes committed by the U.S. capital. (Pretty: FBI, specially provided to Fox News Digital)

Snider added that she understands the reasons for the Trump administration’s federal police force, but stresses the importance of having local police lead their jurisdiction because they understand the communities they patrol, communities and places where crimes are committed. Snider believes that the government should consider recruiting and retaining the capacity of officials to local police departments.

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“The police officers in uniforms really prevented the crime,” she said. “You have two or two agents standing on the corner and you don’t see a lot of people robbing their wallets, you don’t see a lot of people selling drugs in the corner, you don’t see a lot of people being hijacked. National Guard The deployment has been withdrawn, what will this leave the MPD to? ”