Trump claims Washington D.C. went from “high crime to no crime”

Trump credits himself for eliminating crime in the nation's capital in a Truth Social post, though the claim lacks supporting data.

First Published: July 10, 2026, 7:48 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump claimed Washington D.C. has gone from high crime to no crime on a Truth Social post on July 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM EST.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Washington D.C. went from High Crime to NO CRIME — Thank you President Trump!”

The post offers no statistics, sourcing, or timeframe to support the assertion that crime in the nation’s capital has been eliminated. Washington D.C. has long grappled with elevated crime rates relative to other major American cities, and claims of total crime elimination would represent an unprecedented development in any urban center (see wikipedia.org).

Washington D.C. operates as a unique federal district under direct congressional authority, separate from any state (see britannica.com). The district’s policing structure involves overlapping jurisdictions including the Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Park Police, and the Secret Service, making comprehensive crime measurement a complex undertaking (see wikipedia.org).

The claim arrives without reference to any official crime data from the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting program, or any other law enforcement agency. Crime statistics for the district are published regularly and would be necessary to substantiate such a sweeping declaration. No independent data source has confirmed that Washington D.C. has achieved zero crime in any reporting period.

In the last 30 days, 22 of 512 Trump posts on Truth Social addressed the topic of crime, making it one of his more frequent subjects during that period. The volume suggests crime remains a recurring theme in the president’s public messaging strategy.

The assertion raises questions about what specific metrics or policies Trump is referencing. Without cited evidence, the claim stands as a broad characterization rather than a verifiable statement of fact. Observers and fact-checkers are likely to scrutinize the post for accuracy given the sweeping nature of the language used.