“In the last 11 days, we’ve had no murders and that’s the first time that’s taken place in years, actually years" in Washington, D.C.”
What FactCheck.org found
An 11-day stretch with zero murders is rare in the city, but there was a 16-day period with no murders earlier this year, from Feb. 25 to March 12, according to Metropolitan Police Department data.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 25 August 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.