The teen thieves yanking District drivers out of their cars, often at gunpoint, increasingly see violent crime as a game and aren’t particularly concerned about the consequences, police who have interrogated the young offenders say.

Nearly half of the 572 carjacking offenses reported by the Metropolitan Police Department this year have taken place in June (139) and July (120) alone, and statistics show that juveniles make up the bulk of those arrested.

Thirteen of the 16 carjacking arrests in June were of underage suspects, and 14 of the 19 in July were also of legal minors.