On the recordAugust 11, 2025
Violent crime in the District is at the lowest rates we’ve seen in 30 years.
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nbcnews.comViolent crime in the District is at the lowest rates we’ve seen in 30 years.
Bowser highlights the decrease in violent crime in D.C. amidst Trump's federalization plans.
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We’re not satisfied. We haven’t taken our foot off the gas, and we continue to look for ways to make our city safer.
to defend our autonomy. We know that our access to democracy is different than anywhere else in America.
My expectation, though it can change, is that they will deploy the Guard on federal properties — that includes parks, monuments, federal buildings.
We don’t live in a dirty city. We are not 700,000 scumbags and punks. And we don’t have neighborhoods that should be bulldozed.