House Oversight Committee recently sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser regarding the recent spike in violent crime across the Capital. House Oversight Committee ranking member James Comer is leading the effort to investigate Bower’s administration and its refusal to address the growing issues in the city.

Fox News reports:

“As violent crime and homelessness have increased at an unchecked rate throughout the city, your administration seems to have given up trying to prevent the District from falling into a state of chaos,” the lawmakers wrote.

“The message coming from your office regarding the future role of, and funding for, the city’s police is contributing to the decline,” the lawmakers continued. “As the committee of jurisdiction for all matters involving the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans request information regarding this dangerous trend in the nation’s capital.”

The lawmakers pointed out that D.C. “is expected to meet or exceed the 16-year high” of homicides that was set just last year and noted that violent crime, including “scooter-related” drive-by shootings, as well as homelessness, are exploding across the city.

“Earlier this year, residents of Mount Vernon Square wrote to the U.S. Park Police requesting homeless encampments be removed, pointing to various criminal and sanitary violations from the inhabitants,” the letter reads. “The request to remove the encampment was denied, and the District’s homeless population grows.”

Carjackings and homicide rates are spiking across the nation’s capital, the House Oversight Committee is requesting a briefing on the issues to better understand how to address the problem moving forward.