{"id":2473785,"date":"2025-08-12T11:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-news-anchor-tells-the-brutal-truth-about-d-c-crime-recounts-shootings-near-studio-i-actually-was-jumped\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:02:09","slug":"abc-news-anchor-tells-the-brutal-truth-about-d-c-crime-recounts-shootings-near-studio-i-actually-was-jumped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-news-anchor-tells-the-brutal-truth-about-d-c-crime-recounts-shootings-near-studio-i-actually-was-jumped\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Anchor Tells the Brutal Truth About D.C. Crime \u2014 Recounts Shootings Near Studio: &#8216;I Actually Was Jumped&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabc-news-anchor-tells-the-brutal-truth-about-d-c-crime-recounts-shootings-near-studio-i-actually-was-jumped%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473785&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An ABC News anchor, Kyra Phillips, highlighted the daily reality of crime in Washington, D.C., despite official statistics showing a decline. She recounted personal experiences of violence near the ABC bureau downtown,including being attacked herself and witnessing shootings and car thefts within blocks of her workplace. These incidents illustrate that crime continues to affect residents and workers firsthand. The heightened attention to D.C.&#8217;s crime came after president Donald Trump announced federal intervention, including activating the National Guard and placing the Metropolitan Police Department under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-devastating-consequences-of-the-democrat-for-the-people-act\/\" title=\"4 Devastating Consequences Of The Democrat \u2018For The ... Act\u2019\">federal control<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-associate-attorney-common-nominee-really-wants-to-eliminate-school-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Associate Attorney Common Nominee REALLY WANTS TO Eliminate School COPS\">enhance public safety<\/a>. an editorial from the New york Post supported this federal takeover, criticizing local politicians for failing to address the ongoing violence, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >noting carjackings remain triple<\/a> the 2018 level and that D.C.&#8217;s murder rate per capita exceeds that of cities like Mexico City and Bogot\u00e1. The takeaway is that while crime numbers may show some betterment, the everyday experiences of residents depict a persistent and serious public safety issue in the capital.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An ABC news anchor said Monday that crime has become a daily reality in the nation&rsquo;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News anchor Kyra Phillips said that while D.C. crime numbers may be falling, there is more to crime than an abstract discussion about statistics. Crime in the nation&rsquo;s capital leaped into the spotlight after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mom-murdered-congressional-intern-puts-face-statistics-backs-trumps-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> said that the National Guard was being activated and that the Metropolitan Police Department would be put under federal control to improve public safety.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can tell you firsthand here in downtown D.C. where we work, right here around our bureau, just in the past six months, you know, there were two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lockdown-blamed-in-part-for-philadelphia-rise-in-gun-violence\/\" title=\"Lockdown blamed in part for Philadelphia rise in gun ...\">people shot<\/a>, one person died, literally two blocks down here from the bureau,&rdquo; Phillips said in a video posted to X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was within the last two years that I actually was jumped walking just two blocks down from here,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ABC ANCHOR: &ldquo;Here in Downtown D.C., where we work, right here around our bureau, just in the past 6 months, there were 2 people shot&hellip;Literally, 2 blocks away.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually was jumped walking just 2 blocks down from here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This morning, my coworker&rsquo;s car was stolen.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W32oufHHC7\">pic.twitter.com\/W32oufHHC7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1954986309501571384?\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; 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she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we can talk about the numbers going down, but crime is happening every single day because we&rsquo;re all experiencing it firsthand while working and living down here,&rdquo; Phillips continued.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jeanine-pirro-shreds-reporter-claims-dc-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a>, Phillips elaborated on her personal experience, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/11\/us-news\/abc-news-anchor-reveals-she-was-jumped-by-a-half-dressed-homeless-man-in-downtown-dc-co-workers-car-stolen-the-morning-trump-federalized-local-police-were-all-experiencing-it-firsthand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, I was jumped just two blocks here from the ABC bureau. It was not a minor, though,&rdquo; she said, adding that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s happened to a lot of people in our building, sadly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was homeless and half-dressed &mdash; clearly wasn&rsquo;t in his clear mind,&rdquo; Phillips said.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips said it was fight or flight time, and she was not running.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was scary as hell, I&rsquo;m not going to lie, but I fought back. I didn&rsquo;t see any weapons in his hands. I felt like it was my only choice,&rdquo; Phillips said.<\/p>\n<p>An editorial from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/11\/opinion\/trumps-takeover-of-dc-policing-is-entirely-sensible-and-a-win-for-the-people-of-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted that &ldquo;Washington, DC&rsquo;s political class may scream in fury at Team Trump&rsquo;s takeover of policing, but we suspect most district residents will be relieved: Regular people put public safety first.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Are DC officials lying and massaging their crime statistics? It&rsquo;s as dishonest as DEI departments at universities renaming themselves offices of community engagement while secretly hoping to continue their discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Washington, DC&rsquo;s 2024 murder rate was 27.54 per 100,00&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JGUQmV2wbk\">pic.twitter.com\/JGUQmV2wbk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carol M. Swain, PhD (@carolmswain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carolmswain\/status\/1955226763312894429?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The city&rsquo;s politicians have failed to do that, and the feds have a duty to act when the nation&rsquo;s capital is unsafe,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-during-trump-kids-in-cages-wapo-during-biden-migrant-facility-for-children\/\" title=\"WaPo During Trump: \u2018Kids In Cages\u2019; WaPo During Biden: \u2018Migrant Facility For Children\u2019\">editorial board wrote<\/a>, noting that a focus on overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump--wisdom-dad-dictating-handling-dc-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime numbers<\/a> misses the point.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Carjackings, for the record, are still triple the 2018 level, part of a grim wave of youth crime &mdash; yet city leaders have refused to get serious about stopping the violence,&rdquo; the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>It also added that &ldquo;the US capital has more murders per capita than notorious Mexico City and Bogot&aacute;, Colombia. 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