DiverDn wrote:D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey declared a crime emergency in the city.
A high-profile killing of a British activist Sunday in the affluent Georgetown neighborhood was one of 13 homicides this month.
Robberies are up 14 percent, and armed assaults have jumped 18 percent in the past 30 days.
The tourist-friendly National Mall is usually considered safe, despite spikes in city crime. But the recent crimes against tourists have raised doubts and calls for a larger police presence.
Sure sounds like their gun ban is working!
Okay, maybe it is working for the criminals.
