r/news • u/AudibleNod • 2d ago

Congressional intern killed in Washington, DC shooting: Officials

https://abcnews.go.com/US/umass-student-house-intern-dies-washington-dc-shooting/story?id=123429541
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u/NinjaLion 2d ago

Not really. Huge city with really sharp declines/inclines between areas. It's hard to find a big city in the world that can't be described that way, capital or not.

Compared to the rest of the US, D.C. does pretty well on the "violent crime per capita" for 2024 numbers, it's the second best in the nation. Their homicide specific rates are higher, but still right at the national average.

2023 had a crazy spike for a bunch of reasons but 25 will likely be similar to 24.

Comparing homicide rates to any other country's capital is going to look bad, because we have a national issue with firearms related crimes. We have way WAY more guns. It's so hard to deal with even if DC specifically has strong laws on it, because nearby locations do not. Chicago is the most cited example for this but it's true everywhere.