While we wait for those figures, you can read our overnight fact-check on President Trump’s claim that crime in Washington DC is “out of control.” As ever - you can find more of our work on the BBC Verify section of the BBC News website.

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse,

Trump appeared to be referring to a chart that showed the district’s 2023 homicide rate, which was 39.4 per 100,000 people. In 2024, the homicide rate dropped to 27.3 per 100,000 people. The city’s Metropolitan Police Department has reported that homicide rates continue to decrease in 2025.