‘Thumbs Up Chuck, Chuck Brown, Godfather of GoGo’
courtesy of ‘Photos by Chip Py’
Two decades ago, DC was the murder capital of the year. This year? We barely made the violent crime list, and we’re ranked behind St Louis (#1, sorry Chris), Detroit (#3), Oakland (#5), Baltimore (#11), and New Orleans (#13). DC is currently at less than a quarter of the murders from the peak year in 1991, and will likely finish the year well beneath 2009’s total of 143. Congrats, DC, this is a milestone I think we can all celebrate.
I live and work in the District of Columbia. I write at We Love DC, a blog I helped start, I work at Technolutionary, a company I helped start, and I’m happy doing both. I enjoy watching baseball, cooking, and gardening. I grow a mean pepper, keep a clean scorebook, and wash the dishes when I’m done. Read Why I Love DC.
I would say that while this is good, we are have not turned the corner yet. DC has been hit recently with a rash of crimes, violent and other in areas normally not known for this, Logan Circle for one.
So while it is good news, I would say we have a way to go.