Restoration News has issued a call to end “no-go zones” in cities such as New Orleans, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C., asserting that National Guard deployments are essential for maintaining public safety and civility. This statement was made in a press release.
According to Restoration News, cities like Washington, D.C., St. Louis, and New Orleans have homicide rates exceeding 40 per 100,000 residents, which rival some of the world’s most unstable regions. The report highlights that urban decay has not only tarnished America’s global image but has also led to economic stagnation, widened class divisions, and eroded public trust. Grandstaff argues that only strong, lawful intervention can reverse this trajectory.
Citing FBI crime data and city statistics, Grandstaff notes that homicide rates in major U.S. cities remain among the highest in the developed world—Memphis (50 per 100,000), St. Louis (69), and New Orleans (40) in 2023. By contrast, the national average in Western Europe hovers around 1 per 100,000. The author contends that local political failures and the normalization of urban decay have turned once-prosperous neighborhoods into “post-civilizational” enclaves…