There's One Big Problem With Clinton's Claim About Trump's Move to Address Crime in D.C.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was blasted on social media Monday after she claimed President Trump’s plan to combat crime in Washington, D.C., is unnecessary because of the “reality” in the nation’s capital.

“As you listen to an unhinged Trump try to justify deploying the National Guard in DC, here's reality: Violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low,” she wrote on X, sharing a screenshot of a statement from the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia highlighting data from the Metropolitan Police Department.

But there’s one big problem with the claim that “total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years.” As many, including from the White House, informed her, the DC police cooked the books on crime stats.

On top of being a big-time loser, you're also a massive liar. https://t.co/AUTWgY8ZrP pic.twitter.com/Z44u24LN7o
— Abigail Jackson (@ATJackson47) August 11, 2025

Bleachbitting crime data doesn’t erase crime https://t.co/mPavdUb1wn
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) August 12, 2025

A D.C. police commander was just suspended for falsifying crime stats. Does that invalidate the whole city’s numbers? Maybe, maybe not. But it sure makes you question them. And there could be more of this going on. pic.twitter.com/wuaZbGcnZA
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) August 11, 2025

President Trump is exactly right to want to turn things around in our nation’s capital, where tens-of-millions of national and international tourists visit every year. Wouldn’t you want that city to be an example and good representation of America?
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) August 11, 2025

You’d think basic law and order would be something everyone could support, right?

Wrong. The leftist media, politicians, and activists opposing it tell you everything you need to know about their priorities.
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) August 11, 2025

As Rep. Crenshaw highlighted, the numbers the White House released on Monday about D.C. crime are brutal.

In 2024, Washington, D.C. saw a homicide rate of 27.3 per 100,000 residents.
That was the fourth-highest homicide rate in the country — nearly six times higher than New York City and also higher than Atlanta, Chicago, and Compton.
If Washington, D.C. was a state, it would have the highest homicide rate of any state in the nation.
In 2012, the homicide rate in Washington, D.C. was just 13.9 per 100,000 residents.

Washington, D.C.’s murder rate is roughly three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-run Havana, Cuba.

The number of juveniles arrested in Washington, D.C. has gone up each year since 2020 — many of whom have had prior arrests for violent crimes.

There were 29,348 crimes reported in Washington, D.C. last year, including 3,469 violent offenses, 1,026 assaults with a dangerous weapon, 2,113 robberies, and 5,139 motor vehicle thefts.

So far in 2025, there have already been nearly 1,600 violent crimes and nearly 16,000 total crimes reported in Washington, D.C.
There have been nearly 100 homicides, including the fatal shootings of innocent civilians like three-year-old Honesty Cheadle and 21-year-old Capitol Hill intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym.

Vehicle theft in Washington, D.C. is more than three times the national average — ranking it among the most dangerous cities in the world.
Carjackings increased 547% between 2018 and 2023.
In 2024, there were triple the number of carjackings compared to 2018.

These statistics are not only troubling on their own, but they also likely significantly understate the level of crimein Washington, D.C.
Metro Police Department leadership are allegedly cooking the books to make crime statistics appear more favorable.
Many residents don’t feel safe reporting crime.
More than half of all violent crime in the U.S. goes unreported in the first place.
WUSA-TV: “D.C. residents voice frustration over rising violence, questioning police stats and demanding real action to make neighborhoods feel safe again.”