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January 8, 2024
Grace Segers
The Nation’s Capital Is Falling Behind on Fighting Violent Crime. Here’s Why.
With 274 homicides, 2023 was the deadliest year in Washington, D.C., in more than two decades.
December 4, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Death-by-assault rates are highest in the South and especially high in Louisiana.

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