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Trump promises to make DC crime-free

Examining claim violent crime in Washington, DC, is at 30-year low

Critics have expressed skepticism at data coming from the Metropolitan Police Department of the U.S. capital. Snopes looked at FBI data.

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DC's highest crime neighborhoods have yet to see Trump crackdown

There was little sign of President Trump's deployment of troops and federal agents in some of Washington, DC's most crime-ridden neighborhoods.

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DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to Martha's Vineyard for a family commitment after President Donald Trump federalized the city's police.

National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations in DC

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Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

ABC News on MSN · 5h

National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations in DC: Official

National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations around Washington, D.C., as of Thursday morning, according to a Department of Defense official. It's part of President Donald Trump's plan to address crime in Washington by taking over the city's police department and deploying the National Guard troops.

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'Significantly higher' National Guard presence expected tonight amid Trump's D.C. takeover

The first wave of National Guard troops have been deployed to Washington, D.C. as President Trump's takeover of the capital's law enforcement begins. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports more. Former Secretary of Homeland Security under the Obama administration Janet Napolitano joins Ana Cabrera to share her thoughts on Trump's order to combat crime in the city.

Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under ...

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Leaders Of Activist Group Opposing Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown Have Criminal Records

Three leaders of an anti-police group protesting President Donald Trump’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., ...

Trump Promises DC Police Will Be Held To Account For Providing ‘Phony Crime Stats’

President Donald Trump promised on Thursday that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will be held accountable for ...

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Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press ...

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Former Capitol Police Chief says crime by ‘gangs of youth’ in DC has spiked, escaped ‘certain neighborhoods’

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that the homicide rate in the nation's capital is five to six times higher ...

Former Capitol Police Chief backs federal takeover of DC police after spike in youth gang crime

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that Washington DC’s homicide rate is “five to six times that of any other major city in the United States.” ...

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'Violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals': Is crime on the rise in Washington DC?

Donald Trump has announced a federal takeover of Washington DC's police force, saying the city is "becoming a situation of ...

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“My Life Is Not a Political Football”: How Community Leaders In DC’s Neighborhoods With the Most Crime Are Reacting to Trump’s Takeover

Stuart Anderson, the director of Family & Friends of Incarcerated People, has been involved with efforts to address violence ...

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