Crime in DC: what do the figures say and how safe do people feel?

US President Donald Trump claims Washington DC has been “overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals”, but DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says violent crime is “at a 30-year low”.

BBC Verify Correspondent Nick Beake has been looking into the crime statistics and asking people how safe they feel in their city.

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