The US President tweeted to weigh in on new crime figures for England and Wales, released on Friday morning.
He wrote: “Just out report: ‘United Kingdom crime rises 13 per cent annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.’ Not good, we must keep America safe!”
The most recent crime statistics did show a 13 per cent increase in violent crime in England and Wales. The figures add up to a total of 5.2 million offences in the year to the end of June.
The increase has largely been attributed to a rise in sex and knife crime, the latter of which has been put down to gang activities as opposed to terrorist incidents.
There were 37,000 knife offences last year, with 214 people stabbed to death in England and Wales.
A further breakdown of the statistics did show a “substantial increase” in attempted murder offences.
A 59 per cent increase in the number of such cases recorded was largely due to terror-related offences – which may have been where President Trump drew his conclusions.
The shock figures showed a 19 per cent increase in sexual offences as part of a worrying increase in violent crime gripping the UK.
UKIP’s Home Affairs Spokesperson Jane Collins said: “The first thing that strikes me about the latest ONS crime statistics is that it suggests we are not a country that is at peace with itself.
“It is accepted that crime is reported more frequently and documented more efficiently. Even so the types of crimes that are reported as being on the increase are ‘violent’ and sexual offences involving knives or sharp instruments. We have also seen the horrific reporting of acid attacks.
“To gain a true picture as to what is causing these crimes and tackle them effectively we must look openly and honestly into the areas where these crimes are occurring.
“We must examine the demographic profiles and the socio-economics. To tackle crime we must understand the causes of crime.”