DOJ Announces ‘Surge’ in Resources to Washington Amid Crime Spike

The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington on June 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Additional resources are being directed to the District of Columbia, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Jan. 26, after months of political concern about the city’s rising crime rate.

In 2023, the city saw a 26 percent spike in all crime—including a 39 percent increase in violent crime from 2022.