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Trump claims Washington DC’s murder rate tops Islamabad’s. Is he correct?
US President Donald Trump says Washington, DC’s homicide rate is higher than ’the worst places on Earth’, with the White House citing cities like Islamabad and Bogotá. But the numbers tell a different story. While the US capital’s rate is high, recent data shows it’s falling — and far from the world’s highest
FBI agents and Secret Service Police officers patrol the Navy Yard neighbourhood, after US President Donald Trump’s announcement to deploy the National Guard and federalise the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, US, August 12, 2025. File Image/Reuters
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