On Wednesday, Don Surber posted an article on Substack about the actual crime figures in Washington, D.C., and where the crime rate was highest.

These are some of the numbers the article cited:

• In 2023, the homicide rate for black people in Washington DC was 88.2 per 100,000 people.
• The homicide rate for non-black people in Washington DC was 6.1 per 100,000 people.

It’s very easy for a person in a non-black neighborhood to complain about the National Guard in Washington–they are not likely to have been impacted by the high crime rate.

The article includes some interesting information about the people who are protesting the presence of the National Guard:

Who are the protesters? From Newport Coast, CA, Tony Seruga ran the numbers:

GPS—there were 318 mobile devices present, including law enforcement and media. 92% have been present at 5 or more past DC protests.

67 appear to likely be federal government employees, with their mobile devices accessing both keycard required garages and federal buildings, including the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, FBI and Department of the Treasury.

Additionally, 9 of these mobile devices accessed the White House via the Northwest Gate located on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, across from Lafayette Square, 3 or more times in the past 30 days.

Most are local residents of the DMV—with 86.7% of devices spending evenings in a home worth $850,000+ and 34% in homes worth over $2.5 million.

It appears that the people protesting are not the people who were impacted by the original problem. They need to go home, and the people in the neighborhoods that are now heavily patrolled need to be grateful for the help they are receiving. Even with a safer Washington, D.C., brought to you by President Trump, do you believe any of the residents will ever vote for a Republican?