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Can Trump take control of Washington to fight the city's crime?
The Democratic mayor of Washington, Muriel Bowser, has authority over the city's Metropolitan Police Department. But a federal law from 1973 known as the Home Rule Act allows the president to take control of the MPD for 30 days during an emergency.
The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.
A controversy about crime data can be found at the center of a Washington, D.C. firestorm. Here's what to know.
The order cites data showing the nation’s capital “now has a higher violent crime, murder, and robbery rate than all 50 states,” with a homicide rate of 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024. It also ...
Residents across Washington have different takes on crime in their communities. Overwhelmingly, however, people opposed ...
Trump invokes federal control over D.C. police amid crime surge, with National Guard spotted leaving armory as authorities ...
Though the Trump administration claims violence in the capital is getting worse, police statistics show violent crime has ...
Violent crime numbers in Washington have soared upwards despite a nationwide decline in crime, according to an FBI national ...
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Expert flips script on Dems pushing 'cherry-picked' crime stats to resist Trump's DC crackdown
Just Facts President Jim Agresti spoke to Fox News Digital about Trump's D.C. crime crackdown and what the numbers really say about crime there and nationwide.
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