Dramatic Drop In Murder After D.C. Prayer Event

In mid July of 2006, the Christian Defense Coalition ( Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Christian Defense Coalition, 202-547-1735, 540-538-4741 cell) organized a week long 24 hour prayer vigil under a large tent on the Mall following the announcement of a "crime emergency" by Washington, D.C. officials.

Now, 6 months later, official reports say that there was a 27% drop in murder in the murder capitol of the US But, this was probably just a coincidence, right? Did anyplace else with a population this size see this sort of drop?