Crime Rising From One Capitol Hill to the Other
The problem is compounded by a shortage of police officers.
“DC Mayor Bowser, city leaders focus on safety as violence crime numbers rise,” reported Stephanie Ramirez and Melanie Alnwick for Fox News 5 WashingtonDC last week.
“Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital,” agreed Ashraf Khalil for NBC Connecticut on July 29, 2023. “The crimes that have increased the most — murders and carjackings — are the ones most likely to damage public confidence.”
Far away from Washington, D.C., another Capitol Hill in Washington is suffering the slings and arrows of a similar fate. An incident last weekend in Seattle was a reminder of the scope of the problem.
“‘Nobody’s getting out’: Police look by and unruly street racing crowds grew to hundreds before Broadway/Pike shooting,” reported the community news outlet, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog on Tuesday.
“The Seattle Police Department has declined to provide additional information about the street racing call and directed CHS to the public disclosure process to access its reports on the hours before Sunday morning’s shooting that sent four people to the hospital at Broadway and Pike,” reported the community blog.
As of July 28, 2023, one of the shooting victims, 20-year-old Essense Greene, has…