Politifact

How does Washington, D.C.’s homicide rate compare with other countries?

The chart President Donald Trump displayed during an Aug. 11 news conference included 2023 data for Washington, D.C. homicides. Since then, the district’s homicide rate has fallen considerably. The ...
Politifact

Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate

The U.S. Justice Department has two programs that measure the nation’s crime: the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting and the National Crime Victimization Survey. Together, they offer a clearer overall ...
The New York Times

Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns

U.S. and state officials say the consolidation of the public health agency’s vast trove of information could expose patients and will delay analysis of long-term trends. By Apoorva Mandavilli The ...
NPR

D.C.'s crime numbers are all the buzz. But how do we interpret them accurately?

Amid President Trump's ongoing feud with the local leaders of the nation's capital, both sides have pointed to crime statistics to make their case on how safe — or unsafe — the city really is. It has ...
NPR

What D.C. police data show about Trump administration's arrests in the city

The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, DC as part of its mission to crack down on crime. Data given to NPR by the city's police department indicates a ...