Trump's justification for sending in the National Guard is that crime is spiraling out of control. The opposite is true.

President Trump has claimed crime in Washington DC is "out of control". We fact-checked the US president overnight; Our verification team are looking into alleged drone strikes in

But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen in recent years, while leaving out much of the context. Here’s a closer look at the facts: TRUMP: “It’s getting worse,