Washington D.C. has witnessed a staggering 670 reported carjackings in 2023 so far, representing 100 percent+ increase in the offense across the U.S. Capitol compared to the same period last year. The city’s Democrat-dominated city council, however, remains on vacation until September 15 and has shown no signs of trying to return early to solve the matter.
In 2018, there were 140 carjackings, jumping to 360 by 2020, with total of 485 in 2022. The city has also seen a 113 percent increase in carjackings involving a firearm compared to 2022. A total of 513 incidents involved a gun, representing 77 percent of all D.C. carjackings. Only 157 incidents did not involve a firearm.
Yet, despite the drastic increase in prevalence of the offense, the number of arrests has only increased by three percent. There have been just 98 criminals arrested overall.
D.C. officials have attempted to reassure the public that they are combatting the increase, announcing, “We are committed to public safety. We will continue to remove violent offenders and hold them accountable for their actions.”
Crime across the United States capitol has increased dramatically over the past year, with violent crime having gone up a whopping 39 percent, according to the city’s police. A recent drive-by shooting witness, an Iraqi Uber driver, said the city was a “war zone” worse than his home nation.
