Trump to tout drop in US crime rates with an eye on midterms

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to showcase falling violent crime rates on Friday as evidence that his law-and-order agenda is working, seeking to shift attention away from economic concerns that have dented his approval ratings ahead of November's midterm elections.

The president’s trip to a police academy in New York to highlight new crime data comes as Republicans seek to include public safety in their midterm messaging pitch, even as most Americans say their top concern is the economy.

While Cavan showed lower burglary ratings than its neighbours, ‘dangerous acts’ and ‘theft’ stood out as the highest and lowest crime rates for the county

FBI Director Kash Patel says the Washington, D.C., crime crackdown yielded over 6,000 arrests and 1,300 illegal firearm seizures in one year.

The White House said Monday that over 16,000 arrests have been made in Washington, D.C., due to President Donald Trump’s anti-crime campaign in the city.  The operation began one year ago Tuesday, when Trump signed an executive order creating the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, which the administration said ma