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“Crime / Criminal” said in 235 of 565 transcripts, 1,339 times.
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Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 2 times
…we have the right policy, right? We have policy. We don't want crime. We don't want men playing in women's sports. We don't want transgender…
…what's ever necessary. People don't care. They want to—they don't want crime in their cities. And we're doing it, and we're doing it well…
Oct 5, 2025 Other 1 time
…reporters. And you know what? You're safe now. Nothing—we've had no crime. It took 12 days to solve the problem. Twelve days. And we're…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Never like it was, because we got rid of 1,700 career criminals. You know what that is? Career—one career criminal can give you…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…12 days of serious, serious intensity—we took out 1,700 career criminals. If you have five career criminals, they can make your numbers look…
…walk to work now, to the White House. We haven't had a crime in Washington in so long because we got the careers—we call…
…matter what you do, they'll never be good. They're bad. They're—career criminals. They—I don't know, maybe they were born that way. Some people…
Sep 26, 2025 Other 1 time
…people that came into our country illegally. Some of those people are criminals, but they came into our country illegally and they want to give…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…they're doing. They want to have the border opened up so that criminals can pour in. You know, we're doing unbelievable. Border is closed, and…
…doing. Look at Washington, DC. I just got numbers. There's, like, no crime in Washington, DC. You, Jeff, will not be mugged walking down the…
…And you're not going to be—we took out 1,700 career criminals that we're not allowing back. And we have this city in great…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 8 times
…successful and professional job they've done in receiving and jailing so many criminals that entered our country. And it was under the previous administration that…
…halfway around the world, trample our borders, violate our sovereignty, cause unmitigated crime, and deplete our social safety net. We have reasserted that America belongs…
…who repaid kindness—and that's what they did; they repaid kindness with crime—it's time to end the failed experiment of open borders. You have…
Sep 21, 2025 Other 2 times
…didn't go there, Washington right now would be leading the Nation in crime. I mean DC. Leading the Nation in crime. And we have it…
Sep 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Charlie Kirk Memorial 7 times
…We're going to do that. We're going to save Chicago from horrible crime. In high school, he was the quarterback of the football team and…
…DC, a place that Charlie truly revered. You know, we stopped the crime in Washington. It took 12 days. Now you can go to restaurants…
…We got rid of—you know, we took out 1,500 career criminals— 1,500. If you have three career criminals, that can make a…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…the open borders is a tough one. But the best argument is crime. This is the—oh, oh, oh, would I like to be running…
…crime, and the Democrats obviously love it. How about that? They like crime. We don't. That's all you have to say. A sign: "They like…
…the street, and I had no fear, because—we took 1,600 criminals, hardened criminals, people—I think they were born to be criminals. These…
Sep 20, 2025 Other 1 time
…briefed on it yet. Well, I will. But they don't care about crime. They want to keep men in women's sports. They want all this…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times
…want to have open borders. They want to stop the fighting of crime, where we've been very successful. DC, as you know—Washington, DC, is…
…is having dinners. They're going out every—all over. There's very little crime. It's—they haven't seen numbers like this in many, many years. And…
…be bringing them down a whole lot. But I guess they want crime and we fight crime, and it's a pretty big difference. They want…
Sep 18, 2025 Other 3 times
…of the mayor of Chicago. I think he's done a terrible job. Crime in London is through the roof. The mayor of London—Khan, Mayor…
…I call dangerous. And Pritzker is going out and saying, "We've got crime under control." Now, it went down a little bit because for 4…
…people out of there—pretty permanently out of there. We took career criminals—really bad murderers and other things—we took them out of DC…
Sep 16, 2025 Other 2 times
…them and destroying them, she should be put in jail. She's a criminal. Fani—— Fani Willis is a criminal. Go ahead. I do. But here's…
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 17 times
…the Memphis Safe Task Force. And it's very important because of the crime that's going on not only in Memphis, in many cities, and we're…
…by step, just like we did in DC. We have virtually no crime in DC right now, and we're going to keep it that way…
…Chicago on a—sort of a moderate basis, and we brought down crime a little bit in Chicago, but we're now going to bring it…
Sep 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…20 years, actually, was very unsafe. And now it's got virtually no crime. We call it crime-free. We're going to be announcing another city…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…have no tolerance for terrorism or political violence, and that includes hate crimes against Christians, Jews, or anybody else. We're not going to allow it…
…a totally safe zone. It's called a "safe zone city." There's no crime. They said crime is down 87 percent. I said: "No, no, no…
…much lesser things. Things that take place in the home they call crime. You know, they'll do anything they can to find something. If a…
Sep 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…but it's pretty close to 100-percent healthy, happy, thriving. It's a crime-free zone. You know that? You know, you could go out to…
…very dangerous place, and we have a Governor that doesn't care about crime, I guess. We could solve Chicago very quickly, but we're going to…
…12 days—in other words, on the 12th day, we had the crime just about solved. And right now people are walking out—they're going…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…Chicago, we have a Governor that says that things are okay with crime. Except that last weekend, 11 people were killed and 68 people were…
…pretty much—I don't think you can do much better than zero crime. They said, "Crime is down 87 percent." I said: "Really? Who are…
…or they're stupid. There's something wrong with them. But these are high-crime areas, as high as there is in the world. You can go…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…came out the first time, that's when you saw the real big crime start to happen. Cashless bail, what a disaster that is. You murder…
…dangerous out on the streets. So Washington, DC, has had virtually no crime. We even have a mayor that's admitting to it, and she's a…
…So Washington, DC, is a totally safe city. We have virtually no crime. One of—it's gone from the most unsafe city in the United…
Sep 3, 2025 Meeting 9 times
…can walk down the street now, and nothing's going to happen: no crime, no murders, no nothing. Because we had a lot of problem with…
…bad, both in terms of drugs and sending some of the worst criminals anywhere in the world into our country. They emptied out—you don't…
…one vote. It's very anticrime. We want anticrime. They're in favor of crime. We're against crime. You know, they gave us things like men playing…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…here where we are. It's now a safe zone. We have no crime. We have—it's in such great shape. You can go and actually…
…really bad—really, really bad. We took 1,600 people out—hardcore criminals that will not be coming back anytime soon—and we're very proud…
…all about?" I say, "Yes, we have a little bit of a crime problem." And we don't have a crime problem in Washington anymore. And…
Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 53 times
…They're very depressed. And their new box that they've fallen into is crime. There was a consultant on one of the shows this morning I…
…and this is the worst of all," he said: "because this is crime. Trump is saying he's against crime, and they're for crime." "No," he's…
…need his help." Chicago is the worst. These places are really bad. Crime in DC was the worst it ever was. You know, they make…
Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…of them. If you look at the top 25 cities that—for crime, just about every one of those cities is run by Democrats. And…
…York, I must tell you, and it's been a horrible thing for crime, especially violent crime. So we're going to end cashless bail, yes. Thank…
…You know, when we go into a city and wipe out the crime—so DC—it sounds so horrible. I'm embarrassed to say it in…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 26 times
…of people that are doing an unbelievable job on a thing called crime and, in particular, violent crime. Today we're going to be discussing it…
…can't get in. Many of them closed because they couldn't open with crime. Everybody before me is happy what I'm doing. Most of you won't…
…winning, and we're going to keep winning. And this whole story on crime is incredible that the Democrats wouldn't be with us. So the mayor…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…we had—by the way, in Washington, DC, we have the lowest crime numbers they've had in years. Zero—it sounds like—it's a horrible…
…it's supposed to be run. The numbers were horrible. It was a crime-infested rathole, and they do have a lot of rats. We're getting…
…was extremely unsafe, and now it's extremely safe. We had virtually no crime. The number was down 87 percent, and I'm trying to figure out…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…phony numbers. DC had an alltime high last year of absolute, total crime, and it continued pretty bad. And then we put some strength into…
…it doesn't come back. So we have to take care of these criminals and get them out of here. You—we have—we've collected hundreds…
…These are probably born that way, I don't know. But they're career criminals. They're very, very dangerous people. They would love to—they would love…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…to do your job, you've got to do your job. But the crime numbers are way down. I'm looking at—you saw some of the…
…and we were. And this place was emblematic of it with the crime, the horrible crime. And, you know, I—I watch these phony reports…
…get back to work and we're going to take care of these criminals. We're going to put them where they have to be. We're going…
Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…of the horrible things—and now the new thing is they love crime. They're fighting me on the fact that I've made Washington, DC, safe…
Aug 15, 2025 Other 1 time
…I knew it was a hoax. But what was done was very criminal. But it made it harder for us to deal as a country…
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 25 times
…biggest issue right now and an issue that's really taken hold is crime—stopping crime in the cities. And the Democrats are fighting the stopping…
…this is a bigger issue. This is the biggest of all issues. Crime is rampant in DC. It's rampant in our, generally, blue-run cities…
…Social Security also is something very special. But what we're doing with crime—which will be your next question, I guess. That's because everyone's — they're…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times
…votes, probably. You never have—we don't have Democrats voting, even for crime. But I shouldn't make this political, because they made the Academy Awards…
…incredible. And she's—you're going to see a big change in Washington crime stats very soon—although, not the stats that they gave, because they…
…up stats like they were doing better. They're not doing better. The crime is the worst it's ever been. But it's—it started—as of…
Aug 11, 2025 Press conference 20 times
…border. I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our Nation's Capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse. This is "Liberation Day" in DC…
…worse. Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs, and homeless people. And…
…want to live—the reporters of the world? Juvenile life offenders and crimes against persons, as they say—it's getting worse, not getting better. It's…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…o'clock this morning. The shooter is now in custody, and the Army Criminal Investigation Division is on-site to ensure that the perpetrator of this…
…very productive talks today. Yes, ma'am. We're considering it, yes, because the crime is ridiculous. I could show you a chart comparing DC to other…
…going to make it beautiful. And what a shame—the rate of crime, the rate of muggings, killings, and everything else. We're not going to…
Aug 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…get the illegals out of our country, who are especially, in particular, criminals. Eleven thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight murderers were allowed into our…
…an amazing job, actually, but we want—we have to get the criminals out of our country—murderers, drug dealers, gang members. They emptied prisons…
Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…But low taxes, keep us safe, keep us out of wars, no crime—stop the crime. And, in your case, a big immigration component, you…
…countries have—you know, they've lost their way, and they have tremendous crime because of it. I mean, you had countries with no crime that…
Jul 25, 2025 Other 2 times
…other cities. We want to bring safety. We've got to get the criminals out, and we're doing it in record numbers. Yes, Gaza—they pulled…
…at all. But it probably helps him a lot. Oh, he's done criminal acts. There's no question about it, but he has immunity, and it…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…people." Remember that? They used to say: "They're kind. They don't commit crimes." No, they make our criminals look like extremely nice people, and we…
Jul 22, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…released. And what they did in 2016 and in 2020 is very criminal. It's criminal at the highest level. So that's really the things you…
Jul 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…we strike a righteous blow to the drug dealers, narcotic traffickers, and criminal cartels that we've all been hearing so much about for so many…
…I can't imagine anything being worse. They allowed millions and millions of criminals into our country—11,888 murderers, 50 percent of whom murdered more…
…Forces marshaling the full power of Federal law enforcement to eradicate transnational criminal networks and traffickers from our soil. We wanted them out. Two weeks…
Jul 11, 2025 Other 1 time
…25 million people to come in totally unchecked, unvetted. We're getting the criminals out, and we're getting them out fast. The courts have ultimately done…
Jul 9, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…but they say 21 million people came in. Many of them are criminals. Many of them are murderers. 11,888—is what they say—are…
…And we have a lot of that. And despite that, we have crime down, which is pretty amazing. And say hello to John. Say hello…
Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…into our country, of which three or four are stone-cold, hard criminals. 11,888 are murderers, many of them committing more than one murder…
…why. I mean, why would you want to have open borders and criminals pouring into our country? Why would you want to have men playing…
…No, there's no amnesty. What we're doing is we're getting rid of criminals, but we are doing a work program. Do you want to explain…
Jul 4, 2025 Other 1 time
…a statement fairly soon. What we are doing is getting all the criminals out of our country. Thank you very much, everybody. I hope you…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…I know exactly what's going on in Iowa. You had some horrible crime in Iowa caused by illegal aliens. But we're getting them the hell…
…I think, that's going to be good, because we want all the criminals out. Everybody agrees. And we're finding the criminals, the murderers, the drug…
…boo. No, they're fake news. That's why nobody watches them anymore. Violent crime is plummeting, and we're on track to reach the lowest murder rate…
Jul 3, 2025 Other 1 time
…of people that shouldn't have been here. And I think we have crime stats that are coming out that are showing the lowest numbers we've…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…disgusting. This enormous country-destroying invasion has swamped communities nationwide with massive crime, crippling costs, and burdens far beyond what any nation could withstand. No…
…day, our brave law enforcement officers are hunting down and deporting migrant criminals who have committed heinous crimes, including more than 13,000 murderers—11…
…American people gave you to finally secure our borders and to deport criminal illegal aliens and long-standing illegal aliens out of the United State…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…going to make it good for everybody. We'll have to stop the crime in those—all—in—the case of the cities, I think I…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…to keep it fixed—and a record number of deportations. We're bringing criminals out by the thousands. Nobody can even imagine. They let people in…
…per year. And what we're doing is, we're really going after the criminal aliens, of which we have plenty to work with. People say, "Well…
Jun 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…you're talking about. At the same time, we have to get the criminals out of our country. And we're looking at doing something where in…
…at the same time, we don't want to hurt people that aren't criminals. Most of the people that came in over the last 3 years…
…probably 3½ to 4 years—those people, you have a lot of criminals, you have a lot of—I mean, we're looking at that very…