Jaffe: Gray's security detail keeps him safe from D.C. crime

Mayor Vince Gray is lucky. He gets picked up and dropped off at his home in the Hillcrest neighborhood by a security detail of plainclothes cops. Otherwise, he might be the victim of a stickup on his way from his car to his door. Gray makes a juicy target. Elderly fellow, might be carrying a wad of cash, probably packing a sweet cellphone.

The mayor’s neighbors could use a security detail, or perhaps a few more cops. Robberies with a gun are up 33 percent in Mr. Gray’s neighborhood so far this year compared with last, according to D.C. police statistics. Assaults with a dangerous weapon, excluding guns, are up 120 percent in the mayor’s Police Service Area 606.