Homicides in the nation’s capital dropped an eye-popping 60%, while carjackings took a nosedive of 68%, and overall crime dropped 32% when comparing the end of 2024 to 2025, US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro touted on Tuesday.
Pirro credited President Trump’s crackdown on Washington, DC, for the remarkable plunge in crime, while acknowledging trouble with a 59% spike in strangulation that her team is working on addressing.
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