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#DonaldTrump has repeatedly asserted that crime in #WashingtonDC is "out of control," using this claim to justify deploying the National Guard and federal intervention. He pointed to 2023 as a year of record homicides and carjackings, framing the city as unsafe.
However, official data from DC’s Metropolitan Police and the FBI tell a different story. Violent crime in 2024 reached its lowest level in 30 years, with homicides dropping 32% from 2023.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8600x7dnn4o
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