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Donald Trump: “D.C. 41 per 100,000. Number one that we can find anywhere in…”

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BREAKING NEWS: Trump And Top Cabinet Members Detail Major Crime Crackdown For Washington, D.C.

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

I don't think so. I don't think so. And I think the people in this room, if you wrote correctly, you'd see. Look at the kind of numbers we have. D.C. 41 per 100,000. Number one that we can find anywhere in the world. Other cities are pretty bad, but they're not as bad as that. Is that where you want to live? The reporters of the world, juvenile offenders and crimes against persons, as they say, it's getting worse. (01:40–05:06)

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Asserts that Washington D.C. has the highest crime rate per 100,000 people globally.

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