US Edition‘This Can Be Replicated’: White House Touts 30% Drop in DC Crime as Mayor Admits Federal Surge Is Helping
Mayor Bowser credited the federal surge for an 87% drop in carjackings but criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement and National Guard tactics for harming community trust.
- President Donald Trump declared that the federal government would assume control over Washington, D.C.'s police department and sent more than 2,200 National Guard members to the city this month in an effort to curb crime.
- The surge followed rising violent crime rates, especially carjackings, which the mayor identified as the most troubling crime in 2023 affecting neighborhood safety.
- Since the federal takeover began, violent crime fell 58%, carjackings dropped 87%, and over 1,100 arrests were made, while federal and local forces collaborated to boost enforcement.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser expressed gratitude for the additional federal law enforcement personnel supporting the Metropolitan Police Department’s crime-fighting efforts in the city, while also voicing concerns about actions taken by ICE and emphasizing the importance of maintaining local authority.
- An August poll showed 66% nationwide view crime as a major problem, with divided opinions on federal intervention, suggesting the crackdown may shape future policing policy debates.
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Trump: Capital Will Soon Be ‘Crime-Free Zone’
Washington, D.C., is on its way to becoming a "crime-free zone" after the federal government surged law enforcement into the city, according to President Donald Trump. "Carjacking in DC is down 87%," he posted on Truth Social late Friday night. "ALL other categories of crime are likewise down massively since I got involved. DC will soon be a CRIME FREE ZONE, in only 14 days, far faster than scheduled." The post came after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowse…
NEW: Major Crime Drops By 87% Since Trump's DC Takeover
Another major crime that has plagued the nation’s capital — and other major cities around the country — has dropped significantly since President Donald Trump took federal control of Washington D.C. earlier this month. Since President Donald Trump took control of the D.C. Metropolitan Police and dispatched hundreds of federal agents and National Guard personnel to the city, carjackings have declined by 87 percent. Like many major cities across t…
Most people think crime in US is ‘major’ problem
About two-thirds of people think crime is a “major” problem in the United States, according to a poll, after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., this month. A new Associated Press-NORC poll found that 66% of…
Kerri sees it happen before her eyes as she's leaving a doctor's appointment in downtown Washington, D.C.: masked ICE agents drag a Latino man out of a van, handcuff him, and lead him away. She films the unusual scene and posts it on social media, hoping to alert the man's family. "The Latino community in the city is being terrorized; white people like me aren't being harassed," the 57-year-old video producer tells NOS at the scene of the arrest…
Muriel Bowser's praise for Donald Trump
Mayor Muriel Bowser has found herself in the middle of a political tightrope – and it’s one that many Democrats may soon have to walk. In response to rising crime and public unease, the Washington, DC Mayor acknowledged something few in her party dare to admit: that Donald Trump’s federal “surge” of law enforcement officers actually made the city safer.“This federal surge has had a significant impact on crime in Washington, DC, and we greatly ap…
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