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US President Donald Trump claims Washington DC has been "overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals", but DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says violent crime is "at a 30-year low".
BBC Verify Correspondent Nick Beake has been looking into the crime statistics and asking people how safe they feel in their city.
Produced by Meiying Wu