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DC is murder-free thanks to Trump — but his haters won’t accept reality
New York Post ^ | August 25, 2025 | John R Lott Jr

Posted on 08/25/2025 4:14:35 PM PDT by JohnRLott

Democrats are still in denial about Washington, DC’s crime problem, and decrying President Donald Trump’s intervention — but it’s time they face reality.

Over the last 12 days, as Trump federalized the DC police force and deployed federal officers on district streets, the city’s shockingly high murder rate screeched to a halt.

No homicides were recorded at all in that time frame, a sharp, statistically significant drop that’s far too large to dismiss as mere chance. . . .

Statistically, compared to the homicide rate during the first seven months of this year, the odds of that happening by chance are just 0.37%, or 1 in 272.

Compared to 2024 — when the district recorded 187 homicides, or nearly one every other day — the odds shrink to 0.21%, or 1 in 478.

Few gamblers would take those odds in a bet.

Of course, these calculations rely on the district’s reported homicide numbers — which may be artificially low. . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: cprc; crime; dc; districtofcolumbia; donaldtrump; johnlott; whataretheirfrnicks

1 posted on 08/25/2025 4:14:35 PM PDT by JohnRLott
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To: JohnRLott

I hate Haters! Oh...wait.


2 posted on 08/25/2025 4:17:56 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: JohnRLott
From John Lott's excellent (as usual) piece...

A National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform analysis of DC homicides between 2019 and 2021 found that about 96% of victims were black.

Black residents suffer disproportionately in other crime categories as well, and they’re hurt by the corollary effects of high crime as businesses shut down, jobs disappear, stores close their doors and property values take a hit.

3 posted on 08/25/2025 4:37:25 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: Seaplaner

Good points and it’s so obvious a large contingent of
Blacks in the are are thrilled to be living a decent
life for the time being.

This situation is backfiring on the party of Race Bait.


4 posted on 08/25/2025 4:42:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegence to the flag of te USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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To: JohnRLott

“Obama appointed district judge orders murders to resume”


5 posted on 08/25/2025 4:49:59 PM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower. )
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To: DoughtyOne

Like the Jooz who support Hamas.


6 posted on 08/25/2025 4:50:14 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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This situation is backfiring on the party of Race Bait.

Yes, this.

Could it be that the Dems consider their D. C. constituents as mere chattel, Black Lives included? Opinions invited.

7 posted on 08/25/2025 4:52:11 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: know.your.why

How are the stupid old hippie protesters taking this news?


8 posted on 08/25/2025 4:54:08 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Yeah, that one has baffled me for some time.


9 posted on 08/25/2025 4:56:21 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegence to the flag of te USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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To: Seaplaner

I think they’re doing their best to turn that 19.00% approval
rating into 1.90%.


10 posted on 08/25/2025 4:57:59 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegence to the flag of te USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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To: DoughtyOne

Think Amy Biel and her family.


11 posted on 08/25/2025 5:07:15 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: JohnRLott

I wouldn’t put it past the Dems to order up some murders in DC just to deny Trump credit for reducing homicides, or allow the absence of slaughter to become the new normal.


12 posted on 08/25/2025 5:58:26 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: DoughtyOne

Are they really thrilled, or does their hatred of Trump and the police exceed their love of life?


13 posted on 08/25/2025 6:16:59 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“Like the Jooz who support Hamas.”

...and the Jews who vote for the Democrats. It is like they have a suicide wish. I have never fully understood it.


14 posted on 08/25/2025 6:18:29 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: JohnRLott

Citing “statistics” from a couple weeks where DC has been effectively under Martial Law is mendacious from Lott.


15 posted on 08/25/2025 8:06:03 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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Now let’s reclaim Detroit MI for its decent honest citizens, black and white. If we can restore Detroit as a shining and successful industrial town again we will have really done something. It means we can do it for all large and decayed cities. It means we can do it for of America everywhere.


16 posted on 08/25/2025 8:08:01 PM PDT by desertsolitaire (hite sea. )
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Yeah, just wait until they start running out of coke.


17 posted on 08/25/2025 8:09:27 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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