Random MOCO Pic of the Day--A Reminder that It's Been a Violent Summer in the DMV

I saw this car sign while I was out and about yesterday and it reminded me what a violent summer it's been in the DMV.

Things are especially bad in DC where the total number of murders, 106 as of September 5th, just surpassed the total number of murders for all of 2014.

Things are better in MOCO, but the trend lines are worrying.  In 2013 Montgomery County recorded 8 murders.  In 2014 the number of murders increased 137% to 19.  As of September 5th, the county has recorded 12 murders.

We don't know if these increases are short term aberrations or the beginning of something more substantial.  Either way, it's been a long, hard summer for too many DMV families.