"US President Donald Trump and his administration have repeatedly claimed that cities governed by Democrats experience higher crime rates. "If you look at the top 25 cities for crime, just about every one of those cities is run by Democrats," Trump said in a response to a reporterasking whether he would consider deploying the National Guard to Republican-led cities also facing high crime. During his presidency, Trump sent the National Guard to Washington, D.C., declaring crime in the capital "out of control.""
"In 2024, out of the 100 largest cities in the country: 65 were led by mayors affiliated with the Democratic Party,23 were led by Republican-affiliated mayors. According to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, rural areas tend to lean Republican, while urban populations are more likely to vote Democrat. Larger cities also tend to report higher crime rates than rural areas."
Donald Trump and his administration repeatedly claimed that cities governed by Democrats experience higher crime rates, citing top-city rankings and saying nearly every top 25 city for crime is run by Democrats. Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and previously sent military forces against protesters in Los Angeles, a move later ruled illegal. The White House posted that Democrat-run cities are plagued with crime. Among the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2024, 65 had Democratic mayors and 23 had Republican mayors. Urban areas lean Democratic and larger cities report higher crime, creating overlap; correlation does not imply causation. Sorting 2024 FBI crime rates shows some Democratic cities with high violent-crime rates, but the majority of Democrat-run cities have crime rates similar to those run by Republican-affiliated mayors.
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