Holmes Norton says DC is safest city in the US

[rafael]

remind me again, why did they change the name of the Washington Bullets? There is no safe place.

 

[Gryphon]

Sorry, but I can't stop laughing! And I need to go into the city unarmed on Tuesday! So sad, very sad!

 

[pbharvey]

I wonder what the murder rate in Baltimore would be if shock trauma wasn't so good at pulling people back from the brink of death?

 

[Mr H]

I wonder what the murder rate in Baltimore would be if shock trauma wasn't so good at pulling people back from the brink of death?

Great point.

OBTW... add 4 more to Bodymore from yesterday.

 

[Bob Lee $wagger]

Great point.

OBTW... add 4 more to Bodymore from yesterday.

Really great to see SB281 already working to keep us safe.

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[Rack&Roll]

I would argue that the ONLY reason DC is not more dangerous than Baltimore is the considerable Federal Police presence from organizations such as the US Park Police, US Capitol Police, etc., as well as the extremely large size of MPD per capita. Not to mention the fact that so much of DC is National Park land, monuments, etc. or Federal government property (Govt. buildings) where crime is extremely low. If we focus just on the residential areas of DC I would suggest that DC is every bit as deadly and crime filled as Baltimore if not more so.

Care to guess how many Police Departments compete for turf in DC? At least 22 different departments that I know of...

 

[redeemed.man]

Care to guess how many Police Departments compete for turf in DC? At least 22 different departments that I know of...

I am certain there are quite a few more than 22 LE agencies. Just the city govt. itself has MPD - Housing Authority - General Services - Public Schools - and the Library Police and likely others. This is before we even begin the alphabet soup game of Federal agencies.

 

[amoebicmagician]

Agreed 100%. Also as usual Marion Barry is back in the news for breaking the law again.

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awe man, you beat me to it.

'the city that re-elects crack- beautiful DC'

 

[bowoah]

Is she perhaps taking advantage of some of DC's fine medicinal marijuana? She sure seems out of touch with reality. DC is the safest for who? Politicians maybe. Citizens? No way.

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NO WAY!
Must be the Marijuana!

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Politicians lie.

There I said it.

That and she is stone cold FULL OF SHIT.

She came to talk to the employees of CG HQ when we moved from next to Ft McNair (not choice neighborhood) to Ward 8 in Anacostia...(patently unsafe and nasty neighborhood). Believe it or not, she lied to all of us then too.

Perhaps it is that she doesn't lie..maybe instead, the truth simply changed??? I could be wrong.

 

[Mr H]

Washington, DC is was the safest city in the US for four days.

Hey, it COULDA been true!!!

 

[StantonCree]

Washington, DC is was the safest city in the US for four days.

During which they had two homicides and multiple shootings......u sure u want to say that?

 

[Mr Bear]

During which they had two homicides and multiple shootings......u sure u want to say that?

The locals are a restless bunch.

 

[Mr H]

During which they had two homicides and multiple shootings......u sure u want to say that?

It was intended tongue-in-cheek

 

[StantonCree]

It was intended tongue-in-cheek

Your tongue and cheek........I got nothing, you win this round sir.

 

[Mr H]

Your tongue and cheek........I got nothing, you win this round sir.

Nah.. I blew it.

Hopefully it reads better now.

 

[safecracker]

Holmes-Norton. Now THAT would have been one helluva title fight!

 

[rseymorejr]

During which they had two homicides and multiple shootings......u sure u want to say that?

I'll bet that none of them involved legal open carriers either.

 

[StantonCree]

I'll bet that none of them involved legal open carriers either.

I'll concede that I 100% agree with this.

 

[BeoBill]

There are a few remaining 3rd world country sections of DC that maybe you haven't come across. I will agree though that the gentrification process is much further along in DC than it is in Baltimore. Unfortunately the criminals being forced out of those areas of DC are joining us in Maryland (mostly southern PG County). As far as Baltimore goes I have not yet figured out where are they relocating themselves to as they leave the city? Baltimore County maybe?

$1 BOLT bus to NYC/Newark.