The Department of Justice (DOJ) is ramping up its fight against violent crime and carjackings in Washington, D.C., it said in a press release Friday.
“Last year, we saw an encouraging decline in violent crime in many parts of the country, but there is much more work to do — including here in the District of Columbia,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in the announcement .
“This surge in law enforcement resources will build on the Department’s efforts to target the individuals and organizations that are driving violent crime in the nation’s capital,” Garland continued. “The Justice Department will not rest until every community in our country is safe from the scourge of violent crime.”
The DOJ said it will “surge additional law enforcement tools and resources to target those most responsible for violent crime and carjackings” in the nation’s capital, according to the release. Those resources include the “multi-component Gun Violence Analytic Cell (GVAC), which is led by the FBI with partners from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).”