Robberies spike in D.C. Friday, Saturday despite anti-crime surge

[Anonymous]

Rate of holdups seemed higher than before the stepped-up federal patrols.
A rash of reported robberies occurred in the District from Friday into Saturday despite the federal law enforcement surge credited with making the city generally safer.
Seven holdups were reported within a period of less than 12 hours from midafternoon Friday through early Saturday. Weapons were displayed in several, but no injuries were reported. It was not clear what was taken.


The rate of the crimes seemed several times higher than before President Donald Trump set in motion the anti-crime effort in which additional federal officers as well as National Guard troops are reinforcing D.C. police. The surge has been credited with reducing crime and the homicide rate has dropped sharply

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/30/crime-surge-trump-dc-robbery/

lol guess hiding out in the white rich neighborhoods really isn’t “fighting”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Rate of holdups seemed higher than before the stepped-up federal patrols.
A rash of reported robberies occurred in the District from Friday into Saturday despite the federal law enforcement surge credited with making the city generally safer.
Seven holdups were reported within a period of less than 12 hours from midafternoon Friday through early Saturday. Weapons were displayed in several, but no injuries were reported. It was not clear what was taken.


The rate of the crimes seemed several times higher than before President Donald Trump set in motion the anti-crime effort in which additional federal officers as well as National Guard troops are reinforcing D.C. police. The surge has been credited with reducing crime and the homicide rate has dropped sharply

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/30/crime-surge-trump-dc-robbery/

lol guess hiding out in the white rich neighborhoods really isn’t “fighting”?

I thought crime wasn't a problem in DC. Totally safe for tourists and visitors...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Rate of holdups seemed higher than before the stepped-up federal patrols.
A rash of reported robberies occurred in the District from Friday into Saturday despite the federal law enforcement surge credited with making the city generally safer.
Seven holdups were reported within a period of less than 12 hours from midafternoon Friday through early Saturday. Weapons were displayed in several, but no injuries were reported. It was not clear what was taken.


The rate of the crimes seemed several times higher than before President Donald Trump set in motion the anti-crime effort in which additional federal officers as well as National Guard troops are reinforcing D.C. police. The surge has been credited with reducing crime and the homicide rate has dropped sharply

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/30/crime-surge-trump-dc-robbery/

lol guess hiding out in the white rich neighborhoods really isn’t “fighting”?

I thought crime wasn't a problem in DC. Totally safe for tourists and visitors...

Under Trump it has spiked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Rate of holdups seemed higher than before the stepped-up federal patrols.
A rash of reported robberies occurred in the District from Friday into Saturday despite the federal law enforcement surge credited with making the city generally safer.
Seven holdups were reported within a period of less than 12 hours from midafternoon Friday through early Saturday. Weapons were displayed in several, but no injuries were reported. It was not clear what was taken.


The rate of the crimes seemed several times higher than before President Donald Trump set in motion the anti-crime effort in which additional federal officers as well as National Guard troops are reinforcing D.C. police. The surge has been credited with reducing crime and the homicide rate has dropped sharply

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/30/crime-surge-trump-dc-robbery/

lol guess hiding out in the white rich neighborhoods really isn’t “fighting”?

I thought crime wasn't a problem in DC. Totally safe for tourists and visitors...

Tourists and visitors are already in the well patrolled areas overall, pre surge. Doesn't help that much when the surge people are hiding out in these same areas..

[Anonymous]

and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

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+ The idiots here need to learn that the Wash Post is not neutral in this battle. You must read other sources. Crime is WAY down in the last two weeks in D.C. (Google it). My son lives on the hill and reports a wonderful "vibe shift" from recent years because students and residents feel free to walk around, dine, and bar hop in areas on Capitol Hill. He even saw a mother with a baby in a stroller out at 10 PM on H Street, enjoying the warm evening. Instacart and other delivery services have told me to my face and to him that they are "having a great day" because, for a change, they won't be robbed. The restaurateurs I know report a resurgence in DC dining, which is NOT what the WaPO (which is anti-Trump) wants to report.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

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+ The idiots here need to learn that the Wash Post is not neutral in this battle. You must read other sources. Crime is WAY down in the last two weeks in D.C. (Google it). My son lives on the hill and reports a wonderful "vibe shift" from recent years because students and residents feel free to walk around, dine, and bar hop in areas on Capitol Hill. He even saw a mother with a baby in a stroller out at 10 PM on H Street, enjoying the warm evening. Instacart and other delivery services have told me to my face and to him that they are "having a great day" because, for a change, they won't be robbed. The restaurateurs I know report a resurgence in DC dining, which is NOT what the WaPO (which is anti-Trump) wants to report.

lol whereas op-eds in The Hill are famously neutral and objective reporting
😆 🤡

I also love that you are praising a mother with a baby out on H st at 10pm because we all know what you are saying about her on other threads …

The “surge” is doing zero on the Hill besides filling the metro stations with useless hick National Guard and harassing dudes playing basketball.

[Anonymous]

The Krispy Kreme at the DuPont Circle metro was very well protected tonight. There were six national guardsmen with long guns just standing there like potted plants. Shouldn’t they be at least walking around?

[Anonymous]

This is funny. I was in a mommy and he walking group that walked along H St. That is not new.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

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+ The idiots here need to learn that the Wash Post is not neutral in this battle. You must read other sources. Crime is WAY down in the last two weeks in D.C. (Google it). My son lives on the hill and reports a wonderful "vibe shift" from recent years because students and residents feel free to walk around, dine, and bar hop in areas on Capitol Hill. He even saw a mother with a baby in a stroller out at 10 PM on H Street, enjoying the warm evening. Instacart and other delivery services have told me to my face and to him that they are "having a great day" because, for a change, they won't be robbed. The restaurateurs I know report a resurgence in DC dining, which is NOT what the WaPO (which is anti-Trump) wants to report.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

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+ The idiots here need to learn that the Wash Post is not neutral in this battle. You must read other sources. Crime is WAY down in the last two weeks in D.C. (Google it). My son lives on the hill and reports a wonderful "vibe shift" from recent years because students and residents feel free to walk around, dine, and bar hop in areas on Capitol Hill. He even saw a mother with a baby in a stroller out at 10 PM on H Street, enjoying the warm evening. Instacart and other delivery services have told me to my face and to him that they are "having a great day" because, for a change, they won't be robbed. The restaurateurs I know report a resurgence in DC dining, which is NOT what the WaPO (which is anti-Trump) wants to report.

+1
I have heard (and experienced) the same. This is how DC should always be, and it boggles the mind that 1) it took the National Guard and 2) Democrats are loudly complaining that the status quo was fine with them. Unreal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

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+ The idiots here need to learn that the Wash Post is not neutral in this battle. You must read other sources. Crime is WAY down in the last two weeks in D.C. (Google it). My son lives on the hill and reports a wonderful "vibe shift" from recent years because students and residents feel free to walk around, dine, and bar hop in areas on Capitol Hill. He even saw a mother with a baby in a stroller out at 10 PM on H Street, enjoying the warm evening. Instacart and other delivery services have told me to my face and to him that they are "having a great day" because, for a change, they won't be robbed. The restaurateurs I know report a resurgence in DC dining, which is NOT what the WaPO (which is anti-Trump) wants to report.

+1
I have heard (and experienced) the same. This is how DC should always be, and it boggles the mind that 1) it took the National Guard and 2) Democrats are loudly complaining that the status quo was fine with them. Unreal.

DC should not always be crawling with national guard. Ask yourself why Trump won’t do things that matter like fully staff the AUSA office

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

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+ The idiots here need to learn that the Wash Post is not neutral in this battle. You must read other sources. Crime is WAY down in the last two weeks in D.C. (Google it). My son lives on the hill and reports a wonderful "vibe shift" from recent years because students and residents feel free to walk around, dine, and bar hop in areas on Capitol Hill. He even saw a mother with a baby in a stroller out at 10 PM on H Street, enjoying the warm evening. Instacart and other delivery services have told me to my face and to him that they are "having a great day" because, for a change, they won't be robbed. The restaurateurs I know report a resurgence in DC dining, which is NOT what the WaPO (which is anti-Trump) wants to report.

lol whereas op-eds in The Hill are famously neutral and objective reporting
😆 🤡

I also love that you are praising a mother with a baby out on H st at 10pm because we all know what you are saying about her on other threads …

The “surge” is doing zero on the Hill besides filling the metro stations with useless hick National Guard and harassing dudes playing basketball.

DP. What an unhinged post. The PP wasn't "praising" the mom with the baby - they were pointing out how nice it is that a mother and baby feel safe enough to be out on a walk at 10pm. Not sure what you're going on about. And "hick" National Guard? This just speaks volumes about you.

[Anonymous]

Some types of crime probably will go down a little but for an insane taxpayer price tag and only for a short period of time.

If you want to reduce crime, this is a very bad strategy in terms of both efficiency and effectiveness. It’s just a stunt.

I want to know how much it costs to have the national guard spread mulch. $435 hammer indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet. https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/

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+ The idiots here need to learn that the Wash Post is not neutral in this battle. You must read other sources. Crime is WAY down in the last two weeks in D.C. (Google it). My son lives on the hill and reports a wonderful "vibe shift" from recent years because students and residents feel free to walk around, dine, and bar hop in areas on Capitol Hill. He even saw a mother with a baby in a stroller out at 10 PM on H Street, enjoying the warm evening. Instacart and other delivery services have told me to my face and to him that they are "having a great day" because, for a change, they won't be robbed. The restaurateurs I know report a resurgence in DC dining, which is NOT what the WaPO (which is anti-Trump) wants to report.

lol whereas op-eds in The Hill are famously neutral and objective reporting
😆 🤡

I also love that you are praising a mother with a baby out on H st at 10pm because we all know what you are saying about her on other threads …

The “surge” is doing zero on the Hill besides filling the metro stations with useless hick National Guard and harassing dudes playing basketball.

DP. What an unhinged post. The PP wasn't "praising" the mom with the baby - they were pointing out how nice it is that a mother and baby feel safe enough to be out on a walk at 10pm. Not sure what you're going on about. And "hick" National Guard? This just speaks volumes about you.

They are all hicks and we all know what you think about black moms out with their babies late at night

[Anonymous]

Umm perceived crime vs actual crime

Were people talking about come because seeing a lot of black youth or unhouse people making them feel unsafe even though they were just existing?

Or were people being assaulted (actually assaulted) not just someone bumping into you on a crowded street?

Or is that the brown and black people inside? Because they fear roving checks.

Your child is born and raised in a diverse community w different looking people from different socio economic backgrounds? They are born and raised on the Hill?

Tell me more about how on a warm night a white mom now feels safe to walk alone at 10 pm.