Crime in the Capital: District 3

The statistics were collected by D.C. police for crimes that occurred within the boundaries of each PSA in 2004 and 2005. Washington Post

Group Urges Takeover of D.C. Agency For Disabled

"An advocacy group filed papers yesterday requesting a court takeover of the D.C. government agency in charge of caring for 2,000 mentally and physically disabled residents, saying that the city's repeated failures are putting vulnerable lives at risk."
By Petula Dvorak

Education Becoming Top Issue For D.C.

"...almost 60 percent of those polled said education is the city's biggest problem...Average test scores are lower than in every other district participating in a federal assessment of urban schools. Last month, the U.S. Department of Education labeled the D.C. system a "high risk" recipient of federal grants, calling its fiscal management, in effect, the worst in the country. ...44 percent of District residents don't have a high school diploma."
By Lori Montgomery

Cold Cases

"Examine some of the 4,100 unsolved killings that have occurred in the District since the late 1960s." Washington Post Special Report

Interactive Metro Crime Map

Serious crimes reported by Metro transit police and other police agencies from Jan. 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. Hosted by WashingtonPost.com

At Metro, Some Crimes Don't Count

Statistics Exclude Incidents Handled by Local Police Departments
By Lena H. Sun and Lyndsey Layton

Dangerous Intersections in the District

Traffic accidents and injuries listed by location

Rules Separate Mentally Ill From Treatment

"With 'Imminent Danger' Requirement and Scant Resources Keeping Help Out of Reach, Some Become Violent" By Tom Jackman

No Vacancy

"A loophole is why the city has no money for affordable housing." By Ryan Grim

License-plate violations go unticketed for months

"Residents who ignore the District's license-plate registration laws typically go unticketed for as long as two months, even though they can be ticketed every night, city officials said.
D.C. law requires people who live in the city for more than 30 days to register their cars with the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or face a $100 ticket every day." By Amy Doolittle

Improper Tax Deductions Prove Costly to City

"The city's Office of Tax and Revenue, which collects property taxes, does not have adequate controls to catch residents ineligible for homestead deductions or senior citizen tax relief programs, according to D.C. Inspector General Charles J. Willoughby." by Yolanda Woodlee

Test scores are in: Northeast still has dumbest drivers

The 20-question test was based on questions asked in state driver's license examinations. A score of 70 or higher is required to pass a standard state test. GMAC Insurance ranks DC second to last (only 76.5 %).