Trump Says Chicago, New York Next In Federal Crackdown On Crime

“Chicago's a mess, you have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent. And, we'll straighten that one out probably next. That'll be our next one after this [Washington DC]”, he said. Trump continued that it wouldn't even ‘be tough’, and claimed that people in Chicago were screaming for them to come – while turning to Vice President JD Vance, who agrees with the POTUS.

While Trump went on to say how he had made DC safe, and nobody would get mugged in the nation's capital now, it is important to note that stats have shown that crime rates were actually down in DC. Here's a look at what Chicago's crime numbers say.

Chicago in 2024 saw an overall 5 percent decrease in total reported crimes as compared to 2023. Numbers fell from 124,241 to 118,578, data from the Chicago Police Department showed. Violent crime fell by 6 percent, decreasing from 29,499 to 27,694 incidents.