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Two Aug. 31 articles painted different pictures of whether the District of Columbia is a safe place to live. “D.C. rises to No. 7 in world’s safest cities index, up from 23rd two years ago” mentions the results of the latest report by the British organization Economist Intelligence Unit ranking 60 cities using an index of 57 indicators, including digital security, access to quality health care and disaster preparedness.

“One dead, six wounded following overnight and early-morning violence” told a different story. A 16-year-old boy was found shot dead. In five other incidents, “no one suffered serious injuries, but all of the victims were taken to hospitals.” All involved gunshot. A man and a woman were hit by bullets fired from a passing car. Police found a man with gunshot wounds. A woman eating dinner at her dining room table heard several shots, then discovered a bullet had hit her shoulder. A man passing a small group of men was shot in the back. A woman was hurt in the ribs by a man trying to rob her.

On the issue of whether the District is safe, the situation can look very different from an economist’s downtown suite than from a city street on a hot summer night.

Karl Polzer, Falls Church.

(www.thewashingtonpost.com. 04.09.2019. Adaptado)