DC councilmembers discuss next steps in fight against juvenile crime

Although most crime numbers are down in D.C. so far this year, the numbers are still high compared to last decade, and crimes involving juveniles remain stubbornly common.
“It’s not getting any better. We have shootings every day,” Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White told 7News during a break at a council meeting Tuesday. “Just saying there is a decrease in crime is how we got to where we are today. Because we didn’t really deal with it. It spread throughout the city.”
Councilmembers said some parts of the large Secure DC crime bill passed earlier this year - along with some parts of a temporary crime bill passed last year - are already helping lower the crime rate. In regards to juveniles, the Secure DC bill increases the chances they will be detained pre-trial if they’re accused of a violent crime.
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