On Tuesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” D.C. City Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D) stated that “when it comes to crime, there is how people perceive and what the reality is, and perception is clearly a challenge, and we need to make folks feel safer. The President’s rhetoric, though, makes the challenge harder for us.”
After listening to criticism of the City Council from a D.C. resident, Mendelson said, “Well, there certainly are some residents who are disgruntled with local government. But the reality is that crime is the lowest it has been this century. Crime this year is down — violent crime is down 26% compared to last year…
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