华盛顿华埠犯罪率仍比特区平均高49%：青少年案件频发，商家居民吁治理
美国首都华盛顿哥伦比亚特区的华埠，犯罪问题仍然突出。据美国大学新闻实验室 The Wash 11月3日报道，尽管特区整体犯罪近年来呈下降趋势，华埠并未同步改善：房地产数据平台 DoorProfit 的统计显示，华埠的犯罪率比特区平均水平高49%、比全国平均水平高54%。
报道说，当地居民与商家最担心的，是以青少年为主的团伙案件。特区大都会警察局经 WJLA 电视台取得的数据显示，华埠西北第七街一带频繁发生大群青少年聚集引发的抢劫、骚扰、持刀伤人和斗殴事件，商家与居民对此忧心忡忡。
报道称，华埠社区正呼吁即将上任的民选官员拿出治理办法。华埠是华盛顿市中心历史悠久的华人社区，以友谊拱门为地标，聚集了大量中餐馆与华人商家，治安状况直接影响社区的经营与居民生活。
DC Chinatown Crime Rate Still 49 Percent Above District Average as Residents Press for Action
Crime remains a stubborn problem in the Chinatown of Washington, D.C. According to a November 3 report by The Wash, American University's news laboratory, while crime across the District has trended down in recent years, Chinatown has not seen the same improvement: data from real estate platform DoorProfit put Chinatown's crime rate 49 percent above the District average and 54 percent above the national average.
Residents and business owners told the outlet their biggest concern is crime involving groups of young people. Metropolitan Police Department data obtained by WJLA showed frequent robberies, harassment, stabbings and fights involving large groups of teenagers around Seventh Street NW in Chinatown.
The report said the Chinatown community is calling on soon-to-be-elected officials to act. Chinatown, marked by the Friendship Archway, is a historic Chinese community in downtown Washington with many Chinese restaurants and businesses, and public safety there directly affects livelihoods and daily life.
来源：The Wash
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图片来源：图：华盛顿华埠的友谊拱门（CC BY-SA 3.0）。经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Friendship Archway in Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown (CC BY-SA 3.0). Via Wikimedia Commons.
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