Washington DC. A Shining Example of Failed Criminal Justice Public Policy

The problem with the nation’s capital, like in most urban cities, is progressivism with elected leaders who have embraced the anti-police rhetoric of the defund movement.

According to a report by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, violent crime in Washington D.C. has been on the rise in recent years, with homicides increasing by 32% from 2022 to 2023 ¹. The report shows that the total number of crimes in the city has increased by 27% in the same period ¹.

Our Nation’s Capital has seen a 32% in…