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Dulcinea

(9,122 posts)
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 08:51 AM Aug 12

5 takeaways as Trump seizes control of DC police, deploys National Guard

(The Hill) President Trump announced Monday that he was taking control of the District of Columbia’s police and deploying the National Guard.

Trump portrayed the moves, which will involve around 800 National Guard troops, as a response to high crime rates in the nation’s capital.
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Police statistics, however, show that crime rates in the District have fallen sharply over the past two years. Violent crime is down 26 percent when compared year-to-date against 2024. Last year, in turn, saw a 32 percent drop in homicides and a 35 percent drop in overall violent crime compared to 2023.

That being said, the total number of homicides last year, 187, was still above the years that immediately preceded 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/5-takeaways-trump-seizes-control-222445848.html

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A real leader snowybirdie Aug 12 #1

snowybirdie

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 09:00 AM
Aug 12

Would quietly work with police to come up with ideas to resolve crime issues and causes. Not try and roll over the people who actually know what their doing. He's a fool

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