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[quote=Anonymous]Montgomery County’s murder rate increased 20% in 2025 while DC, PG, and NoVA counties all had steep declines. Remember this when you vote in the primaries next week. We cannot be the only county working backwards in the fight against violent crimes.

Some context.

Montgomery County had 24 murders in 2025 compared to 20 in 2024. It had a population just over 1 million.
[i]Source:[/i] https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/homicides-montgomery-county-2025-2BSCDSYXNNHCZLJTUOSSGSRSAA/

Fairfax has roughly the same population and had 12 murders in 2025, a decrease from 2024.

PG County had 58 homicides in 2025 compared to 99 in 2024, a 41% decline.

Arlington had [b]1 murder[/b] in 2025, despite having a population of around 245,000.

DC had a 40% drop in murders in 2025, but it’s not fair to compare because of National Guard assistance.

What are Arlington and Fairfax doing that Montgomery County can do to be better in fighting violent crime? Will Friedson, Glass, or Jawando do a better job in fighting violent crime?[/quote]

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