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Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025

Examining claim violent crime in Washington, DC, is at 30-year low

Critics have expressed skepticism at data coming from the Metropolitan Police Department of the U.S. capital. Snopes looked at FBI data.

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Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse,

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Trump on DC Crime: "Democrats, You're Going To Have To Change Your Ways"

President Donald Trump, at an Oval Office press availability on Thursday, said he is receiving calls from people, particularly Democrats, who are thanking him for federalizing the police force in Washington,

Trump, DC and National Guard

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Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under federal control.

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How DC’s unique status let Trump take control of police, deploy National Guard

President Donald Trump directly controls DC's police and National Guard because of the federal enclave's unique status, experts say.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

National Guard sighted in D.C. following Trump’s police takeover

A demonstrator hands out signs demanding D.C. statehood during a protest in the District last year. (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post) This live coverage has ended. The D.C. National Guard has deployed in D.

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DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to Martha's Vineyard for a family commitment after President Donald Trump ...

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DC's highest crime neighborhoods have yet to see Trump crackdown

There was little sign of President Trump's deployment of troops and federal agents in some of Washington, DC's most ...

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Trump stokes congressional showdown over DC crime

On Wednesday, Trump said he would be willing to meet with Democratic leaders in Congress but called it “almost a waste of time” given the partisan gridlock. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ...

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Former Capitol Police Chief says crime by ‘gangs of youth’ in DC has spiked, escaped ‘certain neighborhoods’

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that the homicide rate in the nation's capital is five to six times higher ...

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Mayor Bowser Skips Town For Martha’s Vineyard While Trump Cleans Up DC

Democratic Washington, D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has left the district for Martha’s Vineyard as President Donald Trump ...

As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime

The Trump administration has taken steps that have hobbled Washington’s efforts to reduce crime, such as gutting its U.S.

Crews clearing out homeless encampment in DC amid Trump’s crime crackdown

This follows President Donald Trump’s executive action to crack down on crime and homelessness in D.C. Trump suggested people ...

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Washington, DC crime reporter turned victim speaks out, says Trump recognizes ‘major issue’ impacting lives

Washington Examiner journalist Anna Giaritelli shares how a 2020 sexual assault in Washington, D.C., changed her life and ...

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