Crime Stats Aren't the Best Way to Make People Feel Safe
With criminal activity like this still a daily fact of life in the nation's capital — and with Americans nationwide often uneasy about their families' public safety — Democrats are playing political Russian roulette by citing encouraging crime statistics to declare President Donald Trump's takeover of DC's Metropolitan Police Department wholly unnecessary. The same goes for his flooding of the city streets with National Guard troops and federal law enforcement. A not-insignificant portion of the electorate in crucial 2026 midterm election battlegrounds might conclude that at least Trump is doing something and acting within the law.
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