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Wow DC is only barely below Chicago's homicide rate...like usual. I think its such a joke that Chicago and Philly get absolutely battered for their crime rates(and for often good reason) but barely anyone mentions crime in DC anymore besides residents themselves. Crime is a non-issue for a lot of people when talking about DC even though its crime rates are almost identical to Philadelphia's and Chicago's.
The only reason Chicago was used as a punching bag was because that's where Obama was from and when he was president it was an easy way to attack him.
Sorry but the ''because of Obama'' excuse is misplaced. Chicago was headlines decades before Barry became President. Early '90s Chicago, DC, NYC, LA were all headliners then; some cities like NYC and LA were able to get the murders down, others like Chicago and DC, not so much...better at times, but never to the NYC-LA low levels.
It's the numbers that dominate...600 in Chicago and 407 in Philly today type of headline...I think LA is below 300 and NYC remains historically low despite a large uptick since 2020.
...and DC is the city that is building a permanent Black Lives Matter Plaza...guess the Mayor has her priorities in order even as she shifts responsibility for car jackings on DC residents...lol.
Mayor Bowzer is given a free pass on this forum and in the ''media''....such a hypocrite.
Sorry but the ''because of Obama'' excuse is misplaced. Chicago was headlines decades before Barry became President. Early '90s Chicago, DC, NYC, LA were all headliners then; some cities like NYC and LA were able to get the murders down, others like Chicago and DC, not so much...better at times, but never to the NYC-LA low levels.
It's the numbers that dominate...600 in Chicago and 407 in Philly today type of headline...I think LA is below 300 and NYC remains historically low despite a large uptick since 2020.
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