Live Well - 5

CURE THE STREETS - UPTOWN

A public safety program that aims to reduce gun violence in the neighborhoods in which it operates by using a data-driven, public-health approach that treats violence like a disease that can be interrupted, treated, and stopped from spreading.

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Violent crime in D.C. dropped 35% in 2024—its lowest level in over 30 years, per MPD and U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves.

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The Violent crime for Washington DC has dropped an overall 27% from 20245 to 2025.

Reduced by 4%, with 43 reported homicides as of April 11, 2025, down from 45 during the same period in 2024.​

THE WORK IS FAR FROM DONE!

"Gun violence is the leading cause of death for U.S. children and teens."

- CDC, 2020

Over 45,000 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S. in 2023.

- Gun Violence Archive 

Black children and teens are 14 times more likely to die by gun homicide than white youth.

- Everytown Research