Victims of Violent Crime in the District of Columbia

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance will hold a hearing on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing, "Victims of Violent Crime in the District of Columbia," will examine the rise of violent crime in Democrat-run Washington, D.C., and the lack of prosecutions and prosecutorial accountability.

• Gaynor Jablonski, Washington, D.C. business owner attacked on June 29, 2023, inside of his business in front of his 4-year-old son
• Charles Stimson, crime control, national security, homeland security, and drug policy expert at the Heritage Foundation, Deputy Director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies - testimony 
• Mitchell Sobolevsky, victim of robbery at gunpoint in Washington, D.C. - testimony 
• Greg Pemberton, Metropolitan Police Department Detective, Chairman of the D.C. Police Union - testimony 
• Lindsey Appiah, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice - testimony 
• Myisha Richards, firefighter paramedic, District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department - testimony