President Trump and his administration have touted D.C.’s 12-day stretch without a homicide as “the first time that’s taken place in years."
That's false. Here's the data:
How rare was D.C.’s 12 days homicide-free? Not as rare as Trump says.
Trump touted the homicide-free streak as “the first time that’s taken place in years”, but the District went 16 days without a killing stretch earlier this year.