Returning to Donald Trump’s press conference about crime in Washington DC, the US President also claimed "the number of carjackings has more than tripled" over the last five years. But despite the president’s assertion, carjackings - like many other police recorded crimes in DC - have fallen in the past year.

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According to a January press release from the district's U.S. Attorney Office, using police data, violent crime for 2024 hit a 30-year low while other crimes including homicides, robberies, armed carjackings and assaults with a dangerous weapon also fell.