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Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025

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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Watch live: Trump speaks after vowing to ‘stop violent crime’ in DC

President Trump is scheduled to speak Monday morning after signaling he was ramping up plans to address violence and crime in Washington, D.C.. “I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before.

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'Violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals': Is crime on the rise in Washington DC?

Donald Trump has announced a federal takeover of Washington DC's police force, saying the city is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness". But is this true?

Trump promises to make DC crime-free

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Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

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DC Council Chair: Trump pushing ‘false narrative’ on crime in Washington

NBC News White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and NBC News Legal Affairs Correspondent Gary Grumbach report on the hundreds of National Guard troops arriving in DC as part of President Trump’s crackdown on crime.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump's Rhetoric About DC Echoes a History of Racist Narratives About Urban Crime

President Donald Trump's rhetoric in his federal takeover of Washington police echoes that of conservative politicians going back decades who've denounced American cities with majority non-white popul

DC violence has grown far more deadly, despite Dems claiming 30-year low

The chances of a person facing a violent crime in Washington, D.C., has dropped in recent years, but the possibility of dying ...

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“My Life Is Not a Political Football”: How Community Leaders In DC’s Neighborhoods With the Most Crime Are Reacting to Trump’s Takeover

Stuart Anderson, the director of Family & Friends of Incarcerated People, has been involved with efforts to address violence ...

Trump admin live updates: Trump says DC will be 'crime-free' and 'tired' grass will be replaced

National Guard troops are arriving in Washington after President Donald Trump announced on Monday that 800 National Guard ...

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Democrats face backlash for opposing National Guard deployment to Washington, DC

Senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram discusses Democrats criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to D.C. to combat violent crime.

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Trump needs key reforms to curb juvenile crime in DC, experts say

Experts and officials said D.C.’s juvenile crime crisis required sweeping institutional reforms to close legal gaps and impose tougher penalties on offenders.

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Man throws sandwich at Border Patrol officer in DC, faces federal assault charges

A Washington, D.C., man is charged with assaulting a federal officer after they say he threw a sandwich at a Customs and ...

Joe Scarborough Reads Text On-Air From ‘Very Liberal’ Person Unloading On ‘Rampant’ DC Crime

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough read a text on-air Tuesday from a “very liberal” person expressing concerns about violent crime in ...

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Hillary Clinton’s Post About Trump’s DC Crime Plan Draws Backlash From Conservatives

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is being criticized after she called President Donald Trump’s plan to fight crime ...

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