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For years, Washington, D.C. has symbolized the national debate over crime, law enforcement, and political accountability. Rising violence, carjackings, retail theft, and brazen daylight offenses turned the nation’s capital into a cautionary tale — one that lawmakers, journalists, and activists often explained away with rhetoric rather than results. When President Trump launched an aggressive federal crackdown on crime in D.C., critics were quick to condemn it as authoritarian, unnecessary, or politically motivated. But now, with crime falling and even skeptical media figures acknowledging reality, the conversation is shifting.
