Lewzer falsely claims DC now has no crime at all

Wednesday, September 03, 2025

On Monday in Washington, DC, a man was shot dead. Two women were injured in a separate shooting. People reported dozens of other crimes to the police. The next day, in both public remarks and an interview, President Donald Trump claimed that Washington now has "no crime." He said Wednesday that "there is none," making clear that he has been making a literal assertion that crime in the capital has completely vanished. It hasn't.

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If Trump wants to make a case for his actions, there are lots of legitimate numbers he could cite. Instead, as he has for years, he is using a bigger but fictional number. "Washington, DC is a totally safe city. You're not reporting any crime because there is none," Trump said at the White House on Wednesday. "They said crime is down 87%, and I said, No it's not. It's down 100%.'" On Wednesday, Trump contrasted his false "down 100%" claim with a supposed claim from other unspecified people that "crime is down 87%." But overall crime in Washington has never been "down 87%" at any point of the takeover.

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