The Brief
- A new study shows that violent crime is down across D.C.
- However, the same study shows that more instances of violence are turning deadly.
- The study comes from the D.C.-based Council on Criminal Justice.
WASHINGTON – A new study has found that there are fewer acts of violence in the District. But the crimes that are occurring are more deadly.
Violent crime is declining nationwide and in the District. But what is on the rise is the “lethality” of the violence—meaning disputes that used to lead to threats or fights are increasingly ending in gunfire and death.
What we know:…