DOJ Announces ‘Surge’ in Resources to Washington Amid Crime Spike

Additional resources are being directed to the District of Columbia, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Jan. 26, after months of political concern about the city’s rising crime rate. In 2023, the city saw a 26 percent spike in all crime—including a 39 percent increase in violent crime from 2022. As Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated, Washington’s crime spike was unique as violent crime dropped in other major cities. “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,” Mr. Garland said in a press release....