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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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Is crime in Washington DC 'out of control', as Trump claims?

But according to crime figures published by Washington DC's Metropolitan Police (MPDC), violent offences fell after peaking in 2023 and in 2024 hit their lowest level in 30 years. They are continuing to fall, according to preliminary data for 2025.

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Report slams Trump’s DC homeless policy. Should it be a crime to be homeless?

Those steps would go against evidence that anti-homeless laws and actions can exacerbate the problem, according to an Aug. 6 report by Mari Castaldi, director of state housing policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,

DC AG sues to block Bondi order removing police chief

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AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

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Trump admin live updates: DC AG sues to block Bondi order removing police chief

President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to make Washington "crime-free" as he spoke at the Kennedy Center. "We're going to be essentially crime-free. This is going to be a beacon, and it's going to also serve as an example of what can be done,

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Trump admin agrees to allow DC police chief to remain in charge after court challenge

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a new order Friday giving control of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department back to Chief Pamela Smith, but would still require the city to answer to the Trump administration for the time being.

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DC gun permit wait slashed from months to days as Trump's crime crackdown continues

Trump's crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., cuts gun permit processing time from months to just five days through ...

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Scarborough to Democrats: Stop Quoting Crime Statistics, 91% Of DC Residents Say Crime Was A Serious Problem

Joe Scarborough criticizes Democrats for fumbling the issue of crime, even as Trump uses the National Guard in Washington, ...

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 ...

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Dem DC Mayor To Sit Down With Race-Baiting Host Amid Trump’s Crime Crackdown

Democratic Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser will sit down Friday with fired MSNBC host Joy Reid as President Donald ...

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4 DC teens respond as Trump officials say they'll crack down on youth crime

President Donald Trump said in remarks about youth curfews in D.C. that “they fight back until you knock the hell out of them.” D.C. Attorney General Jeanine Pirro slammed violent crime committed by ...

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Schumer feels 'perfectly safe’ in DC, says Republicans are ‘full of it' on crime concerns

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed Republicans were "full of it" regarding D.C. safety fears as President Trump ...

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