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Walking alone towards Dupont, hands full of bags, I was surrounded by a group of 5 young men. They circled me and taunted me with things like “I love you baby” and “Where are you going, we’ll walk you there.” One came very close to my face and asked if he could whisper in my […]

I was walking down the sidewalk when a man coming towards me started walking diagonally to my side of the sidewalk and slammed into me. I had tried to avoid him…The sidewalk was not crowded…he was intent on slamming into me. When I said “watch it” he started following me, screaming that I was a […]

I was riding the escalator while traveling home from work when I felt something touching my leg. I turned around and a man had his camera phone up my dress and was taking pictures. I startled him and he walked quickly up the escalator and then down the street. I rentered the Metro station and […]

I was walking home from work at 16th and 1 block below P Street, NW, when two guys approached me and told me I have a fat ass. I said no thank you and kept walking, at which point they started following me. Fortunately, a bus pulled up and I was able to cross the […]

Location: Q St and New Hampshire Ave NW (Dupont) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5A-9:30A) While I was riding my bicycle to work, I was verbally harassed and threatened by a man driving an ICON cab. I was stopped in the bike lane at Q St. NW and New Hampshire Ave. NW waiting for the light to turn […]