Today is Memorial Day. Before a single number is shared — this episode opens with a dedication to Elbert M. Watts Sr. August 8th, 1920 to July 27th, 1997. World War II. Korean War. 46 years in accounting after coming home. This episode is for him. Washington DC is the seat of American government. The monuments are here. The memorials are here. The buildings where the laws get written are here. And DC nearly tripled its reported hate crimes from 2021 to 2023. 67 incidents in 2021. 152 in 2022. 188 in 2023. Anti-Gay Male incidents lead the cumulative data at 162 — the first jurisdiction in this series where LGBTQ targeting leads all other categories. 76 percent of incidents are crimes against persons — the highest in this series. Three documented hate crime murders. 88 incidents on public transit. In the city where the monuments cast their shadows — the data still has to be named. Let's have this conversation.

00:00 — Disclaimer01:01 — Introduction02:34 — Mission: A Memorial Day dedication to Elbert M. Watts Sr. — and why DC is the right place to honor him and name the data simultaneously04:52 — Opening: 67 to 152 to 188 — a 180 percent increase in two years in the capital of the United States10:19 — Background: What makes DC unique in this series — no voting representation, the Metro, the intersection of every community, and the first jurisdiction where LGBTQ targeting leads all categories14:00 — The Data: Anti-Gay Male at 162, anti-Black at 97, simple assault at 368, three hate crime murders, 88 Metro incidents, and the offender data that requires careful and precise reading20:09 — Personal Thoughts: The Metro station number, the monuments, and what it means that hate does not pause for memorial observances26:00 — Close: To Elbert M. Watts Sr. — your sacrifice is not forgotten. Not here.

DOJ Hate Crimes State Data — justice.gov/hatecrimes/state-data/dc

FBI Crime Data Explorer — cde.ucr.cjis.govS

PLC — splcenter.orgDC Courts — dccourts.gov

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