Trump says crime in D.C. is out of control. Here’s what the data shows.

Violence In America,Crime,Trump Administration

Posted on AllSides August 10, 2025

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President Donald Trump once again catapulted crime in D.C. into the national conversation with renewed threats last week of a federal takeover and an image of a young federal staffer, beaten and bloodied, after an attempted carjacking.

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