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[edit] Crime in Washington, D.C.

You make some good points. Yes, there has been a recent spike in robberies in DC and feel free to note that in this article. And, the number of robberies is still drastically less than 10 years ago (3057 in 2004 vs. 6311 in 1994) [1]. Though, you're correct to note the decrease in robberies in the past decade has been far less substantial for the 3rd district (as well as the 6th district). In the rest of the city, the decrease has been very substantial.

As for the percentage of robberies not reported to the police, yes it's a significant portion. Nationally, only 61% of robberies [2] (2004) were reported to the police. Though, the percentage of robberies has been fairly consistent (55-61%) since 1993 (when these statistics were first collected). I'm not sure the portion of robberies reported to police in Columbia Heights has changed subtantially either over that time period, to skew the trends and numbers.

See also: Wikipedia:Why create an account?

---Aude 17:05, 11 November 2005 (UTC)