About this blog

The Post's Crime & Justice team covers your safety. Our reporters cover crime and the police departments in the Washington, D.C., area, the local and federal courthouses in The District, Maryland and Virginia, and national and international crime, courthouse and justice issues.

The Crime Scene blog is about you. We’ll share news, perspectives and features on all of the above topics -- but we also hope to use this space to gather your reactions to the news and issues of the day, collect ideas and tips about how to cover crime and justice issues and participate in a lively discussion about how to make our community, country and world a safer place.

Got an idea for us? Send us an e-mail. (You can also send us an anonymous note.) We promise to read all of them.