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Members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2025. US President Donald Trump on August 11 deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, as he seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to be a "law and order" president. The Republican leader said he would place the city's Metropolitan Police under federal government control while also sending the National Guard onto the streets of the US capital. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Crime Prevention Research Center: D.C. murder rate over 50% higher than highest of 20 most populous U.S. cities

Washington, D.C.’s crime rate, including homicides and robberies, surpasses those of many U.S. cites and states, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 14: Members of the National Guard stand by at Union Station on August 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump optimistic about tackling D.C. crime after federal takeover effort results in nearly 400 arrests, including 135 illegal aliens

President Donald Trump emphasized that Washington, D.C., is evolving into a much safer and less crime-plagued territory following his directives for a federal crackdown on crime in the district, which currently ranks fourth in the nation for homicide rates.

This combination of pictures created on February 25, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 12, 2025, and US President Donald Trump on February 25, 2025. Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it February 28, 2025, the two countries said, a move Kyiv hopes will lead to future security guarantees from Washington. The Ukrainian source said President Volodymyr Zelensky could sign the deal on a trip to Washington as early as February 28, 2025, -- a timetable confirmed by Trump. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA and Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by TETIANA DZHAFAROVA,JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Zelensky to meet with Trump on Monday following U.S.-Russia meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he will be meeting with President Donald Trump following the U.S. president’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(L-Top) Judge Ana Reyes. (Photo via: Senate Judiciary Committee) / (L-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 15: Washington, DC Mayor Murial Bowser listens as Washington, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb speaks outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House following a court hearing on August 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Schwalb filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming that the Trump Administration overstepped its authority when the federal government took over the Metropolitan Police Department and replaced the chief of police with a federal official. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R-Top) WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 12: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator and newly named interim federal administrator of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia Terry Cole walks towards the West Wing of the White House on August 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Cole's appointment comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of D.C.'s police department to assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital, and that the National Guard will be deployed to DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Justice. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Judge declares D.C. police chief is still in command, while D.C. Mayor Bowser returns from Martha’s Vineyard

After Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed DEA head Terry Cole as “emergency police commissioner” of D.C., bypassing Mayor Bowser and Police Chief Smith, it prompted Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Schwalb to sue, saying the move violated the 1973 Home Rule Act.

US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose on a podium on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Putin is in Alaska at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump and Putin arrive in Alaska for historic Summit

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have touched down at the Elmendorf Air Base in Anchorage, Alaska, ahead of their historic summit.

A woman packs her belongings before members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square two blocks from the White House in Washington, DC on February 15, 2023. - Some 56 people live in the federal park, which is being cleared ahead of the initial April schedule due to safety concerns. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump gives ultimatum to D.C. homeless population: Accept treatment or face jail

The White House has announced that homeless individuals living in Washington, D.C., will be jailed if they refuse admission into a homeless shelter.