How do these characters say, and how do people feel?

U.S. President Donald Trump claims that Washington, D.C. is “replaced by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals,” but Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said violent crime is a “30-year low.”

BBC verification journalist Nick Beake has been studying crime statistics and asking people how safe they feel in cities.

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