Tourism Threatened As Crime Wave Hits Nation's Capitol

WASHINGTON - JULY 17: A U.S. Park Police officer is parked near a group of people playing kickball along the National Mall at dusk July 17, 2006 in Washington, DC. In the past 45 days 12 people, including 10 tourists, have been victims of armed robberies along the National Mall in the area stretching from the Washington Monument to the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building. All of the incidents happened at night and two of them involved sexual assaults. Federal law enforcement agencies like the Park Police have stepped up their patrols in popular tourist areas in the nation's capital. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)