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Location: 7th & Independence SW (L’Enfant Plaza) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was attending an evening event on the Mall, standing outside by myself and waiting for my friend. Imagine my surprise when a man walking past me started making comments about my ass, even though there were food trucks and plenty of gallery-goers milling around. I yelled […]

Location: Cathedral and 28th Streets NW (Woodley Park) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was waiting to cross at the edge of the crosswalk. Due to someone parallel parking to my left, a moving truck coming from my right had stopped in the intersection, just before the crosswalk, to wait for the person to park so he could have […]

Location: Duke Street & Holland Lane, Virginia Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking down the street when a man approached me and said, “Hey, beautiful, can you give me directions to the nearest metro?” I just pointed and said, “That way” and walked away really fast. It’d be a lot more polite if he referred to me […]

Location: 22nd & S St NW (Kalorama) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) A middle-aged man was laying back on the steps of Mitchell Park with his pants around his ankles and his shirt off masturbating. He said “Hi” to me as I walked by. Two other women also walked by and screamed. I called the police and he ran […]

Location: 14th & V St NW (U Street) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking east on V Street NW on Aug. 10, 2013, at about 1 p.m. when an enraged man was deliberately attempting to hit a woman with his silver Chevrolet sedan because she was “in his way.” He intentionally pulled forward and then abruptly stopped the […]