I can't read any of the numbers on the chart, but I think I tripped across the same one: https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/carjacking
The National Guard was deployed in August. The recent peak was in May, and it dropped more in June and July than it did in August. I emphasized recent peak because the more serious peaks were years prior, and carjacking (along with most other crime) was already on a downward trend, as it has been nationwide for the past 30 years since a peak in the 80's and 90's crack epidemic. The justification for the guard deployment was that people felt unsafe. The data says they were safer than they'd been since 1970. They only feel unsafe because there are other people telling them they should feel unsafe. [Why did crime rise so rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s in the ...] ________________________________ From: AF <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 1:30 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - govt "social media storytelling" DC carjacking after Trump took over. By month. When did he release the hounds? [cid:[email protected]] From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 10:40 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> Subject: [AFMUG] OT - govt "social media storytelling" https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/06/watch-how-government-propaganda-techniques-portray-chicago-as-a-city-at-war-with-the-feds
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