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The emphasis on crime in the D.C. business district is utterly surreal & seems inaccurate (eg., when offered employees didn't use shuttle service to Metro stations); I'm down there often–while it's empty, I really don't feel unsafe. Can't help but think there are some editorial decisions here.

As downtown D.C. seeks rebound, empty offices, fear of crime cast shadowwapo.st A year after launching a campaign to rescue downtown, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s quest faces a slew of hurdles - including crime, vacant offices and the effects of the pandemic.

Lots to say about this article, but people being afraid to come downtown for dining (e.g., drive & park or taxi/Uber) is just bonkers. Also, 2023 was likely a bad year (over same time period *this year*, crime has dropped a lot) because D.C.'s criminal justice system basically shut down in 2020-2.

To continue beating on the Post, this entire premise of this editorial, even though it still manages to raise some good policy suggestions, is wrong–year to date, crime has dropped a lot in D.C. in 2024 vs. 2023: crimecards.dc.gov/all:crimes/a... ; www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Crime is falling almost everywhere except D.C. Who’s responsible?www.washingtonpost.com Mayor Bowser? The D.C. Council? Prosecutors? Courts?

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