Fact-check · Nov 4, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Three murders a week.”
MOSTLY TRUE
What the record shows
DC Metropolitan Police data: 127 homicides in 2025 (averaging ~2.4/week), 187 in 2024, 274 in 2023. August 2025 year-to-date averaged ~3/week.
Claim is accurate for August 2025 YTD average but omits that this represents significant improvement from prior years and does not reflect current trend.
Sources
- D.C. Homicide-Free Streak Not First in 'Years' - FactCheck.org
- Trump said Washington, DC, ‘always’ has ‘a murder a week.’ That’s wrong
- How Rare Is DC’s 12-day Homicide-Free Run? - Newsweek
- Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike
- Fact-checking Trump's claims about homicides in DC
- District Crime Data at a Glance
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