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Snopes on MSN · 1d

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.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Trump says ‘phony’ DC crime statistics are being investigated

Trump launched a monthlong takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department, and National Guard troops are stationed inside the district to drive down crime.

BBC on MSN · 4d

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.

DC AG sues to block Bondi order removing police chief

Fox News on MSN · 22h

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."

ABC News on MSN · 15h

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,

POLITICO on MSN · 16h

DC sues over Trump administration’s attempted takeover of city police

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing the Trump administration after the Department of Justice ordered a new “emergency” head of District police, calling it “unlawful.” "By illegally declaring a takeover of MPD,

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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, ...

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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 ...

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DC’s soft-on-crime leaders let teens run wild, opened door for Trump takeover: police group

The leader of the National Police Association says the federalization of police in Washington, D.C., came after local ...

Independent Journal Review14h

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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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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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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