Crime has decreased, arrests have increased and the number of curfew violators has more than tripled since D.C. police Chief Charles Ramsey declared a 30-day crime emergency last month.
The crime emergency will be extended at least through the weekend, according to government sources. Ramsey and Mayor Anthony Williams will decide next week whether to continue the emergency for the rest of the summer.
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