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Ben Mannes: Trump’s crackdown defies critics as crime rates drop A. Benjamin Mannes December 3, 2025 December 2, 2025

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Despite a concerted media campaign to portray President Trump’s immigration enforcement and approach to crime in Washington, D.C ., as inhumane, the latest crime statistics suggest his administration’s tough stance is making communities safer, especially in urban centers and swing states.

Recent data show violent crime in Washington, D.C. dropped significantly in 2024.

According to USAFacts , murders decreased by 34 percent, rapes by 15 percent, and robberies by nearly 21 percent from the previous year, even as overall violent crime rates in D.C. remain among the highest in t

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