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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One valuable point that the trolls have unintentionally surfaced is that very few of the trends that have contributed to crime decreasing and increasing over the years in D.C. — or to the influx of young professionals over the years and the recent slowdown/outmigration of them — have been limited to the D.C. area. These are all national trends reflecting national shifts in policy and demographics.

I don't say that to discount at all the increase in crime or the way it's affecting people here now. But a lot of conversations here seem to assume that what's happening in D.C. is happening in a vacuum and that we could, if only we made better choices as a city, fix them. It's sometimes helpful to remember that isn't the case — that we can, and should, make the best policy decisions here that we can, but that we're still going to be affected by bigger trends and policies outside our local control even if we do.[/quote]

If these are national trends, why is homicide increasing in DC but decreasing (in a big way) in 63 percent of major U.S. cities?

https://twitter.com/dccrimefacts/status/1658826181142011904

Hear me out: We should look into what those cities are doing right.[/quote]

Interesting tweet. How does Boston do it? It's never on any of these lists.[/quote]

It is very obvious why Boston is a safe city. [/quote]

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