With President Donald Trump enforcing a federal takeover of D.C., here’s an in-depth look at the city’s crime rates through the years.

Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order declaring “a crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” citing ...

Yes, major indicators — from Washington, D.C., metropolitan police records to the FBI — show that crime rates are down in the ...

Washington, D.C., recorded a homicide rate of 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024, ranking fourth among major U.S. cities despite overall violent crime dropping 35% from 2023.

Violent crime has declined after a sharp post-pandemic spike in 2023. Trump has called in the National Guard anyway as he ...

President Donald Trump inaccurately claimed that the murder rate in Washington, D.C., "reached the highest rate probably ever ...

A 2024 crime report released by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs revealed that crime in both the ...

This chart shows the percent change in the number of violent and property crimes between 2024 and 2025 in Washington D.C.

Despite President Trump's federal takeover of DC police over crime concerns, official data shows violent crime in Washington, ...

I think it’s incredibly important that we respect and utilize our state resources and conserve them for the people who need ...

MPD made arrests in cases of vehicle theft and unauthorized use in Washington, DC, as part of ongoing efforts to reduce such crimes, though details on the arrests are limited.