By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will take over policing the nation’s capital city in what the Republican said is an effort to bring down rising crime rates in Washington, D.C.

But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen in recent years, while leaving out much of the context.

Here’s a closer look at the facts:

TRUMP: “It’s getting worse, not getting better. It’s getting worse.”

THE FACTS: Statistics published by Washington’s Metropolitan Police contradict the president and show violent crime has dropped in Washington since a post-Pandemic peak in 2023.

According to the data, homicides, robberies and burglaries are down this y

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