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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was yet ANOTHER armed carjacking in DC yesterday - in broad daylight, just blocks from the Tenleytown Metro, a popular park, public library, and several schools. It occurred at the intersection of Chesapeake and Belt Road NW at 11:20 am. I am so tired of the rise in crime and the DC government's ambivalence to it.

Has anyone contacted their councilmember and received a satisfactory response? Cheh is my member and I am planning to write but would love any BTDT advice from those who have voiced concern before. I don't want the letter to be met simply with an eyeroll and "what do you want us to do about it" attitude.

With the amount of resources this city has, no one should have to consider the likelihood of violent crimes when they are going about their business and sending their kids to school. [/quote]

Thanks for posting, OP. Had not heard about this latest incident.

I wrote Cheh several weeks/ months ago and received (promptly, of course) this "but overall crime in DC is down" response:

MPD continues to work to address street crime in the District and Ward 3, including through its car-jacking task force, which has resulted in the arrest of dozens of individuals since its implementation, as well as the license plate reader program, which assists in identifying vehicles of interest. Although there have been some more high-profile incidents recently in the Ward, the vast majority of crime in the Ward is low-level non-violent offenses, such as shoplifting or theft from autos. And, based on DC Crime data, over the last 5 years, total crime in Ward 3 is actually down, from 9,413 incidents from July 2011 – July 2016, to 8,723 incidents from July 2016 – July 2021. All violent crime in Ward 3 is down over the last five years as well (from 469 to 374). We continue to work with Commander Bedlion and our 2nd District officers to combat all criminal activity in the Ward.  [/quote]

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