What did Donald Trump claim about crime on 22 Aug 2025? "DC had an alltime high last year of absolute, total crime…"
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
DC had an alltime high last year of absolute, total crime, and it continued pretty bad.
D.C. crime fell in 2024. Police counted 29,348 crimes, down 15% from 2023, and federal prosecutors said violent crime was the lowest in over 30 years.
Metropolitan Police Department year-end figures show 29,348 crimes in D.C. in 2024, down 15 percent from 34,369 in 2023, with violent crime down 35 percent and homicides down from 274 to 187 (MPD, District Crime Data at a Glance, year-end 2024). The U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. said violent crime in 2024 was the lowest in over 30 years (USAO-DC, Jan. 3, 2025).
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- Remarks to reporters during a visit to the People's House exhibit, Washington, D.C.
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