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Local lawmakers in the nation’s capital are introducing public safety legislation aiming to bring down spiraling violent crimes rates.
Homicides have dropped post-pandemic in New York City, Chicago, Philly and Baltimore, but the trends have accelerated in D.C.
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Public safety legislation unveiled Wednesday by local lawmakers in the nation's capital is aimed at bringing down spiraling violent crimes rates that have stoked public anxiety and prompted congressional scrutiny. “Pretty much everything in here are bills that were introduced, had a hearing and had a public process,” said Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto, who chairs the Council's judiciary and public safety committee. Homicides jumped by 35% in 2023 in Washington while car thefts and carjackings both essentially doubled.