i'd imagine having people tap it even when it doesn't work takes up a considerable amount of time over the course of the day

Still a police problem though.

”Saldo's car has a tracking system called Uconnect. When she turned it on, she saw it was pinging a garage in Anacostia. She gave the location to police and says officers found a man passed out inside her car. But, she says, since police had never marked her car as stolen, they didn’t arrest the man.”

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-woman-uses-tracking-device-to-track-down-stolen-car/2881346/?amp=1

Police didn’t care enough to label a clearly stolen vehicle as stolen. Wrist-slaps and less paperwork all the way.

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We used them last year and they were perfect. 10/10

MPD should have their patrol officers actually do policing instead of sitting under overpasses and dicking around on their phones.

Are you really this dense? I never claimed that. I said that the relative INCREASE in the murder rate in DC from 2013-2022 outpaced other cities (while the number of police officers declined), not that the absolute number was the highest in the country at any point.

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i haven't used them myself, but they have a bad habit of blocking bike lanes and sidewalks without providing a safe way around, then apologizing profusely when they get caught/reported, until the next time.

(who almost certainly fall under the computer worker exemption)

What does that list have to do with the increase in murder rate in DC from 2013-2022?

True, but you throw the door open and its a little old lady, yelling a string of curse words and running away is still a better option than trying to take her car.

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This is a great plan….but if the person coming from another country remember they will waste two hours in emigration. So please plan ahead and give yourself two hours when you are coming to US and leaving US.

You just said the data didn’t show a correlation — so don’t you have the data in front of you?

It’s the perfect amount of time to collect your bags, Metro to Rosslyn, change to Silver line, and recheck bags at IAD. The Metro portion of the trip is an hour and fifteen min or so.

You just said the data doesn’t show a correlation — soo don’t you have the data in front of you?

More cops = less crime in the long-run compared to baseline existing crime rate (caused by external social factors). The 90s were the height of the crack epidemic, the baseline crime rate was far higher — and over time, the police were able to bring the crime rate down.

I’m not sure what numbers you’re looking for here? From 2013-2022 murders nearly doubled and the number of police officers decreased by 15-20%. What part of this needs further analysis?

Link your data.

Also, what’s your excuse for both significantly more cops, significantly lower population and 2X the number of murders through the 1990s?

That can’t be explained if more cops = less murder.

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So you can't prove your claim.

Got it.

Word of caution - the change in end stop signage can make someone who is not familiar with the area get confused about which platform to board from - regardless of the name on the train, just make sure it's blue, and the platform signage aligns with the directions above.

There are station managers that should* help you (ymmv) and there are signs listing off the various stops - just read over those and choose the one that includes Rosslyn.

Huh? I’m sorry you can’t do data analysis? Numbers are all there.

DC also has a much higher base line policing requirement due to staffing protests and protecting soft targets. So the comparison of police officers to other U.S. cities is just sort of sadly ignorant of the underlying arguments here.

More cops = less murders. Sorry that makes you upset.

Can we stop with this misinformation. the weather has been like this multiple times in the recent past, including six years ago. Climate ≠ weather.

When we have unusually cold days (like 0 degrees in December) is that global cooling?

Use three year rolling averages. Numbers are all there.

Numbers are all there. If you’re too lazy to look them up that’s on you.

More cops = less murders. Sorry that makes you upset.