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D.C. Councilmember Robert White Jr. Discusses Spike In Youth Crime With Community Members | The Hilltop

February 06, 2024
  • D.C. Policy Center

On February 5, 2023, a D.C. Policy Center report was cited by The Hilltop:

Between 2016 and 2022, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers averaged annual arrests of 2,235 juveniles under the age of 18, as reported by the D.C. Policy Center. The juvenile arrest rate in the nation’s capital is nearly double the rate of the national arrest rate for youth throughout the country, and an average of 52 arrests per 1,000 children and youth between the ages of 10 and 17.

Read more: D.C. Councilmember Robert White Jr. Discusses Spike In Youth Crime With Community Members

Related materials: D.C. Voices: Juvenile Justice

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