Episode 12: D.C. Crime and Prosecution Rates

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Episode 12: D.C. Crime and Prosecution Rates

Llewellyn Jones

Nov 10, 2023

How Much Did the Holder Memo Affect D.C.'s Prosecutions?

Llewellyn Jones

November 10, 2023

How Much Did the Holder Memo Affect D.C.'s Prosecutions?

The U.S. Attorneys’ Office in D.C. (USAODC) has been under ongoing scrutiny for the low number of cases prosecuted in recent years. At times, the prosecution rate has been as low as 33 percent. In the last ten years, the USAODC simply stopped bringing hundreds of cases to trial

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D.C. Was Simply Not Bringing Trial Cases For Years As Conviction Rates Declined

Llewellyn Jones

October 22, 2023

D.C. Was Simply Not Bringing Trial Cases For Years As Conviction Rates Declined

A previous Investigative Economics story noted the discrepancy between D.C.’s conviction rate detailed in annual reports and that shown in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by Kathryn Krepp, a representative for D.C’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 6B10).

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The Flood of Active Warrants in Washington, D.C.

Llewellyn Jones

October 6, 2023

The Flood of Active Warrants in Washington, D.C.

As part of Operation Trident, Washington, D.C. police recently arrested 48 people with outstanding warrants as part of a campaign to focus on repeat offenders, particularly related to gun crime. Back in September of 2016, a blog post from the D.C. Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

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The Large Discrepancies in D.C.'s Prosecution Data

Llewellyn Jones

March 20, 2023

The Large Discrepancies in D.C.'s Prosecution Data

Washington, D.C. is unique in how it prosecutes criminal cases. The D.C. attorney general only prosecutes a small percentage of cases largely related to juvenile offenses. Instead, the federal government oversees prosecution of most felonies and many misdemeanors in the district through the U.S. Attorneys’ Office of the District of Columbia (USAODC).

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