Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Oh, Louisiana...
Well, here is a baffling development: Louisiana is sending national guard troops to suppress crime in DC.
Shreveport, Louisiana has a violent crime rate of 1228/100,000. DC's is 948/100,000 people. It seems like maybe DC should be sending troops to Louisiana.
But, of course, that's not really what this is about. And that's a shame because the truth is that crime is not evenly distributed, and a "surge" of attention at the right time can make a difference. In 2023, DC really was in trouble, but their rates of violence have come down since then. If all this was rational, we would be sending resources from other states to Memphis right now, and that would be a good thing.
