D.C. Mayor, Police Chief Huddle With Members of Congress To Address Surging Crime at Nation’s Capital

The closed-doors meeting ‘is an encouraging sign of collaboration and a recognition that everyone has a stake in addressing this problem,’ one crime expert tells the Sun.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
Washington Metropolitan Police investigate near the Supreme Court and the Capitol. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

A closed-door meeting Wednesday between D.C.’s mayor and police chief and members of Congress may chart a path forward to address surging crime in the nation’s capital. 

The most recent data from the city’s police department on Wednesday indicate the city has already seen 253 homicides in 2023 alone — a 32 percent increase from last year. 

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