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Washington, D.C., crime numbers just got a fresh coat of liberal-approved paint, and it’s as slippery as ever. FBI Director Kash Patel recently hailed a massive drop in violent crime and homicides in the nation’s capital. On the surface, that sounds like good news. But dig a little deeper, and the “data” falls apart faster than a cheap Starbucks chair under a heavy-weight hipster. The numbers are cooked, manipulated, and deliberately misleading—exactly what you’d expect when Democrats want to cover up their failures on law and order.
Here’s the deal: the Metropolitan Police Department’s “violent crime” stats don’t tell the whole story. They conveniently exclude whole categories of assault—those brutal attacks that don’t quite fit the official narrative. With the DOJ investigating the MPD for allegedly downgrading serious crimes to fluffier offenses, the “drop” in crime looks more like a shameless game of political spin. This isn’t about safety; it’s about liberal officials posting feel-good statistics while real crime burns communities to the ground.
Almost a 30% decrease in DC homicides year to year and DC violent crime down 28% – these are real people’s lives being saved every day thanks to President Trump’s leadership and LEO’s, National Guard and more all across the federal and local DC government working together to get… https://t.co/zrl3kXNKUU
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) December 1, 2025
Remember when Donald Trump sounded the alarm that D.C. was feeding fake crime numbers? Turns out he was right all along. His administration’s probe exposed the rotten core of politicized policing in the capital. Trump didn’t just talk tough on crime; he deployed federal and National Guard troops, ramped up coordination between federal and local cops, and forced accountability on a system that had long been rotting from within. The FBI’s own broader data confirms it—violent crime in D.C. hasn’t miraculously plummeted but stayed stubbornly high compared to pre-pandemic years.
Contrast that with the Biden-Harris crowd, eager to claim credit using the same slanted data. It’s classic Democrat hypocrisy wrapped in a package of incompetence and denial. While crime rages on, they cherry-pick “stats” to convince the American people that everything is under control. Meanwhile, honest law enforcement officers on the ground fight an uphill battle against budget cuts, defunding demands, and a justice system that protects criminals more than innocent victims.
Make no mistake: this is an ongoing scandal, exposing how left-wing politicos manipulate the truth to hide their disastrous policies. The MPD even suspended a commander for lying about crime numbers—for shame. If the capital city can’t keep its streets safe without rigging the stats, what hope does the rest of America have under Democratic rule?
The truth is simple. America needs real data, real law enforcement, and zero tolerance for political cover-ups. We aren’t fooled by fake statistics, and we won’t accept a narrative that puts criminals ahead of law-abiding citizens. If liberals care so much about public safety, why are they so desperate to cook the books? It’s clear: the only thing dropping in D.C. is the integrity of a justice system that’s been weaponized against the American people. When will they stop lying and start protecting?
