Via MPD2D:
A Robbery/While Armed which occurred on Tuesday, June 1, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of P St. N.W. was reported to the MPD.
The victim reported that while walking home she was approached by a light colored four-door vehicle which stopped and two suspects got out. The first suspect pointed a dark colored object a the victim and stated “Give me your purse.” The victim screamed and the suspect grabbed her purse. The suspects got back into the vehicle and fled eastbound on P St. N.W. with a third suspect driving. Stolen was a black colored tote bag, a red purse containing U.S. Currency and personal items. The first suspect is described as a Latino Male, 30 YOA, 5’4″, med. weight, with a light complexion. The second suspect is a Latino Male, 5’4″, nothing further. There was no description for the third suspect.
This mugging got GM thinking: is there an uptick in muggings this year? According to MPD, it doesn’t look like it. There have been 21 robberies so far this year, only 8 of which were in the residential areas (i.e., not on M, Wisconsin, or K). At this point last year there were 19 muggings, 12 of which were in the residential areas. It seems as if we get hit on average with about 4 muggings a month, 2 of which happen in the residential areas. Although it’s GM’s impression that they seem to come in spurts.
What do you think? Is crime going up or down, or is it staying level?
The Georgetown Metropolitan 
I remember walking around residential Georgetown one Christmas Eve on my way to a midnight service and thought with the trees blocking the street lights, and several dark parts, “this is a great place to get mugged.” But, G’town has that reputation for being safe so my fear senses weren’t super heightened. But living in a section of NW where muggings are a bit more expected, I noticed that there are some ingredients for street crime.
I’m especially wary when I walk on some of Georgetown’s side streets. I often make haste to get on M Street at night when traveling from Georgetown University to Foggy Bottom.