Democrats Upset Trump Is Actually Addressing Crime In Their Neighborhoods
Posted by Coppers Dad on August 12, 2025, 5:15 pm
Fact focus: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
Statistics published by Washington's Metropolitan Police contradict the president and show violent crime has dropped in Washington since a post-pandemic peak in 2023.
President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will take over policing the nation's capital city in what the Republican said is an effort to bring down rising crime rates in Washington, D.C.
But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen in recent years, while leaving out much of the context.
