The Trump administration has reported significant drops in crime thanks to the National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sunday shared new crime statistics for Washington, D.C., amid the Trump administration’s increased crackdown, which includes the deployment of some 2,000 National Guard troops.
In a post on X, Bondi wrote that authorities made 76 arrests on Saturday of Labor Day weekend.Why It Matters
Tensions remain high in the nation’s capital after President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the streets to remove homeless people and end crime in the city. Some states deployed their own National Guard troops to Washington to bolster those efforts, bringing the total number of troops to around 2,000.
The six states that decided to send troops to Washington are West Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina and Ohio.
Compared to the most populated states in the country, such as California, New York and Texas, Washington, D.C.’s crime rate against persons appears to be higher, according to FBI data.
The Justice Department under former President Joe Biden in January 2025 released data showing that total violent crime in 2024 was down in Washington, hitting «the lowest it has been in over 30 years», citing Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) statistics.What To Know
On Friday, The New York Times reported that crime in Washington has fallen since Trump’s troop deployment, though a significant portion of arrests resulted from misdemeanor crimes. The crackdown has resulted in around 1,000 arrests in two weeks, about one-third of which have involved federal forces.
Bondi on Sunday posted a graphic that pushed that number to 1,528 arrests, including 156 illegal guns seized, two arrests for threats against law enforcement, an arrest for assault on federal officers with threats to kill the president, and an MS-13 gang member.
