News Release Crime Continues to Decline in Metropolitan Washington September 12, 2012 In 2011, violent crime dropped by 9.7 percent in 2011 while property crime declined by 5.8 percent.
Region Forward Blog Actions at Local Military Bases DoD Buildings Will Make Metro Washington More Sustainable August 1, 2012 MWCOG’s regional progress report on climate and energy issues and a recent series of blogs on this site highlight progress being made by area governments...
News Highlight Meeting on Storm Outages Featured by Various Media Outlets July 12, 2012 Washington Post quotes COG Chair Frank Principi on 9-1-1 outages saying “This region expects better. What is particularly concerning to me is it’s not the first...
News Release COG to Review 9-1-1 Outages and Other Failures Resulting from “Derecho” July 11, 2012 Regional leaders request comprehensive after-action review following major June 29 storm, and create a task force aimed at addressing failures of the 9-1-1...
News Highlight Area Police are Enforcing Litter and Illegal Dumping Laws April 13, 2012 The Alice Ferguson Foundation, regional law enforcement departments, and COG are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Litter Enforcement Month this April to raise...