WASHINGTON D.C. A KILLING MACHINE

The chance of getting murdered in the Nations Capitol is five times greater than the United States as a whole. In fact, the number of murders last year was 27.3 per hundred thousand.

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  • In 2024, Washington, D.C. saw a homicide rate of 27.3 per 100,000 residents.
    • That was the fourth-highest homicide rate in the country — nearly six times higher than New York City and also higher than Atlanta, Chicago, and Compton.
    • If Washington, D.C. was a state, it would have the highest homicide rate of any state in the nation.
    • In 2012, the homicide rate in Washington, D.C. was just 13.9 per 100,000 residents.
  • Washington, D.C.’s murder rate is roughly three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-run Havana, Cuba.
  • The number of juveniles arrested in Washington, D.C., has gone up each year since 2020 — many of whom have had prior arrests for violent crimes.
  • There were 29,348 crimes reported in Washington, D.C. last year, including 3,469 violent offenses, 1,026 assaults with a dangerous weapon, 2,113 robberies, and 5,139 motor vehicle thefts.
  • So far in 2025, there have already been nearly 1,600 violent crimes and nearly 16,000 total crimes reported in Washington, D.C.
  • Vehicle theft in Washington, D.C. is more than three times the national average — ranking it among the most dangerous cities in the world.
    • Carjackings increased 547% between 2018 and 2023.
    • In 2024, there were triple the number of carjackings compared to 2018.
  • These statistics are not only troubling on their own, but they also likely significantly understate the level of crime in Washington, D.C.
    • Metro Police Department leadership are allegedly cooking the books to make crime statistics appear more favorable.
    • Many residents don’t feel safe reporting crime.
    • More than half of all violent crime in the U.S. goes unreported in the first place.
    • WUSA-TV: “D.C. residents voice frustration over rising violence, questioning police stats and demanding real action to make neighborhoods feel safe again.”

Daniel Dale

Washington has been a relatively high-crime place for decades, with a homicide rate that has persistently been among the country’s worst for big cities – though the district has gotten markedly safer since the crack cocaine crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s. And Washington suffered a sharp increase in violence in 2023, which included its highest number of homicides since the late 1990s and a near-doubling of reported carjackings compared to the previous year.

Trump highlighted that 2023 spike on Monday. He didn’t acknowledge, though, that the trend has since sharply reversed.

Trump administration cares more about son’s death than DC Council, mother of slain GOP intern says

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was working as a congressional intern when he was killed in a shooting near Metro station

Adam Sabes By Adam Sabes Fox News

The mother of a slain congressional intern killed in a drive-by shooting says the Trump administration is taking her son’s death more seriously than the Washington, D.C., Council

The Metropolitan Police Department said Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in D.C. for an internship, was shot June 30 around 10:28 p.m. and died at a hospital July 1. At the time, Tarpinian-Jachym was an intern for Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan.

Several people were seen exiting a car before opening fire, with one of the shots wounding Tarpinian-Jachym. Police said Tarpinian-Jachym wasn’t the intended target, adding an adult female and 16-year-old male were injured. The shooting happened in the 1200 block of 7th Street, Northwest, near the Mt Vernon Sq 7th St-Convention Center Metro stop.

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On Monday, President Donald Trump federalized police in Washington, D.C., after a string of high-profile incidents.

Tarpinian-Jachym’s mother, Tamara Jachym, told Fox News Digital the Trump administration is taking more steps than the D.C. Council to fix the youth crime wave plaguing the nation’s capital.

After the fatal shooting, Trump sent a letter to Jachym, saying he and Melania Trump were “heartbroken for your entire family.”

“While we may never fully understand the impact that Eric has had during his meaningful life, we know he will be remembered for his kindness, faithfulness, and devotion to your family and his many friends,” Trump wrote. “He will also be remembered for his commitment to our country. I know how proud Congressman Estes was to have Eric represent his office, the people of Kansas’ Fourth Congressional District, and our Nation.

“Eric will be held in my heart, and I promise never to forget or forgive the terrible act that took him from us. Please know that my Administration will not stop fighting to clean up our streets and ensure law and order. May God hold Eric in His eternal love and care and provide you and your other incredible children, Angela and Jeremy, with abiding peace and unending strength.”

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Jachym said “of course” the Trump administration is taking her son’s death more seriously than the D.C. Council.