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D.C. Safety Program Shows Continued Crime Reductions — Aug 10, 2026The White House says that more than 16,000 arrests have been made in Washington, D.C. since the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force launched on Aug. 11, 2025, including 35 homicide suspects, over 100 gang members, 3,200+ narcotics arrests, and about 2,000 illegal firearms seized, with 25 missing children located. President Trump declared a crime emergency and mobilized National Guard forces to support what officials call the largest, most aggressive federal-city collaboration to curb crime in the capital, and a year later the administration touts the results as evidence of a successful crackdown.
