D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee took over as the District’s top cop on Jan. 2 , 2021, just four days before the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capital.
Contee knew the streets of D.C. as he grew up in a Northeast neighborhood.
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While in office, the District has seen a steady increase in homicides. 198 murders in his first year and 203 last year.
So far in 2023? 67 murders. It’s a 20% increase from the same time last year.
Total crime is also up 25%.
[Good luck to him. Failing upwards is a D.C. specialty, no? Can’t wait to pity the fool who replaces him. ~ Beege]
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