Street signs showing New Jersey Avenue and N.W. L Street in Washington DC at night. A thief snatches a purse from a woman waiting at a bus stop at night. Woman attempts to run after thief. Hands searching a a street location file cabinet at police headquarters. A police officer pushes pins into an Oakland, CA spot map. Highway engineers consults a spot map in urban traffic planning. Engineer's hands using ruler for a new traffic plan Vacant lot with a frozen puddle and discarded tire in the Washington, D.C. area. A small house sitting beside a new modern building under construction at N Taylor Street and 4201 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 Sign hanging outside 4201 Lee Highway apartment building reads, “NOW RENTING RENTAL OFFICE OPEN WEEK-ENDS”. In a Washington D.C. street with row houses, a dilapidated house bears a sign saying, “Rooms and Apts. Apply ACME RENTAL COMPANY 1011 7th ST., N.W.”. A closed factory with boarded windows. Some glass windows shattered in factory building. Wrecking ball smashes a wall in a derelict building being demolished in an urban renewal project. A police officer inspects a building at night. View of a Police Beat Location map color-coded according to level of police activity with montage of police on patrol in the city.
Dramatization. A pair of burglars breaks into a TV and radio repair shop at night. Burglars shine flashlight on door as they pry it open with a crow bar. Burglars looking in cash register and file cabinet. Burglar pulls out a metal cash box. Burglar pries open the metal cash box, stealing wads of dollars. A burglar steals a portable radio from a shelf. View of cash box with only receipts remaining. Close up of police report complaint of burglary. Policeman opens a Type of Crime File file cabinet, searching through index cards. Policeman finds a card from index file, writing down notes. A bar chart depicting types of crimes committed from April to June. A policeman blows whistle, directs traffic in Washington, D.C. A police officer hands a notice to a man at his front door. Police officer and citizens a woman who has fallen on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C. Police chief presents a report to a city council, showing a line chart.