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Trump says he's made D.C. safer. The truth is more complicated.

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In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has asserted on social media and at news conferences that his administration has "stopped crime in Washington." On July 10, he posted on Truth Social: "Washington D.C. went from High Crime to NO CRIME — Thank you President Trump!" The Post's analysis of thousands of arrest records found the president's remarks overstate the federal intervention's impact.