CLEVELAND, Ohio -- President Trump has taken control of Washington D.C.’s police force, citing crime rates as justification despite recent drops in homicides.

Meanwhile, Cleveland is one of the U.S. cities with higher crime rates than the nation’s capital. Here are three takeaways from the cleveland.com article examining whether Cleveland could face similar intervention.

Key Takeaways

1. Cleveland has higher crime rates than Washington D.C.

President Trump’s claims that Washington D.C.’s crime rate is “out of control,” but data analysis reveals Cleveland actually has higher rates of both violent and property crime.

In 2024, Cleveland recorded 35 homicides per 100,000 residents compared to D.C.’s 27 per 100,000. For every 100,000 residents, Cleveland had 1,550 victims of violent crim

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