India, Aug. 12 -- President Donald Trump has recently ramped up his rhetoric about crime in Washington, DC, even suggesting the district could be federalized to restore order. Last week, he ordered a heightened federal law enforcement presence following an attack on a former official, tying the move to his earlier executive order to "Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful."

At a press conference on Monday, Trump claimed the capital had "become one of the most dangerous anywhere in the world." But do the facts support his claims?

Despite Trump's claims, the official data paints a different picture of crime in Washington, DC. According to a January press release from the US Attorney's Office, using police data, violent crime in ...