NEW: Major Crime Drops By 87% Since Trump’s DC Takeover
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on August 28, 2025
By Cullen McCue
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 the country, carjacking surged to record highs following the COVID-19 pandemic, peaking in 2023 with 957 incidents reported. The rate had been declining from all-time highs in 2024 and this current year, though carjackings remained far above pre-pandemic rates until the federal takeover.
“Carjacking in DC is down 87%. ALL other categories of crime are likewise down massively since I got involved,” the president wrote in a triumphant Truth Social post on Thursday night. “DC will soon be a CRIME FREE ZONE, in only 14 days, far faster than scheduled. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser — who initially opposed the president’s federal takeover — reversed course and praised the surge in federal assistance while speaking at a conference on Wednesday evening.
“The federal surge has had a significant [decrease] on crime in Washington, DC, and we greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what [DC’s Metropolitan Police Department] has been able to do in this city,” the mayor told reporters.
Since August 7, overall crime in the district is down 15 percent when compared with the same 20-day period in August of last year. The drop in violent crime has been even more significant, down 45 percent over the same time period, Bowser shared.
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