Nation's capital grapples with violence, juvenile crime as DC leaders look for answers
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Crime has been rising in Washington, D.C., since the spring of 2020, as local officials continue to disagree over the root causes of the violence.
Pemberton says politics has gotten in the way of public safety. Other local officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, have blamed the rising crime trend on "the easy access of weapons." Officials have also pointed to the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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