Homicide in Washington D.C. is nation's worst and has been for decades
"This post makes a vital point but buries it in unnecessary statistics. Here is what is essential:
"Nearly 80% of black children in DC live in a single-parent home.... Children from single parent homes, without fathers, in the aggregate, live in poorer communities, have less academic success…and turn to drugs and crime.
…the mainstream press and academia are too quick to look at this outcome as a race issue instead of an issue related to sex, male and female. … While some are prepared to look at this tragedy through a racial lens, it’s more important that this be recognized as a family…and sex-difference issue first and foremost."
This is why Trump's plan cannot work. For better remedies: https://stephenbaskerville.substack.com/p/trump-is-not-alone-in-neglecting, and Who Lost America?"
Washington D.C. saw an increase in homicide deaths for a variety of reasons from 2020-2024. And while some will maintain that the homicide rate slowed in 2024, the homicide rate in 2024 was significantly higher than 2018 and 2019, 39% and 36% higher respectively.
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