The increased presence of local and federal law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C. has intensified in the days ...

Washington, D.C., recorded a homicide rate of 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024, ranking fourth among major U.S. cities despite overall violent crime dropping 35% from 2023.

Andrew James McGann, a teacher accused of killing a couple who were hiking with two of their daughters at Devil's Den State ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday expressed his fear of being carjacked in the nation’s capital, as the Trump administration ramps up its federal takeover of local law ...

I was born in Washington, D.C., at the end of 1942. Growing up in the suburbs there was so little crime it made the front ...

CNN By Brian Todd, Dan Berman, Michael Williams, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — A traffic checkpoint set up by Washington, DC, ...

The director of the FBI, Kash Patel, has sparked an internet uproar, including viral memes, wild speculation, and conspiracy theories, after appearing ...

Trump told cops to do ‘whatever the hell they want’ to fix DC. Here’s why that’s ‘extremely dangerous’ - White House mandate ...

Trump has said the takeover could be extended past its original 30-day limit — either through an act of Congress or by ...

Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday ...

President Donald Trump has doubled down on his campaign against crime in Washington, D.C., with another Truth Social post in ...

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