US EditionTrump Suggests More US Cities Need National Guard but Crime Stats Tell a Different Story
Chicago Police briefed City Council on plans including armored vehicles and a federal agent surge by Sept. 5 to address crime, aiming to maintain order and support immigrant communities.
- President Donald Trump's suggestion to deploy the National Guard in Chicago has sparked a unified response from local officials to defend the city against crime concerns.
- Violent crime in Chicago is significantly decreasing, with homicides down 32% year over year and nonfatal shootings down 38%, according to the Chicago Police Department.
- Inspector General Deborah Witzburg emphasized that effective policing reform requires proper funding and political will, which are currently uncertain.
- Community violence intervention efforts face potential delays due to budget cuts by the city's public health department.
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'Six people were killed': Trump taunts Dem governor with 'we're coming' threat
Donald Trump on Saturday taunted the governor of Illinois, saying, "We're coming."Trump has already said he plans to send troops to Chicago to storm the streets and help the city, as he says, clean up the ongoing crime problem.But Governor JB Pritzker has repeatedly touted improving crime stats, and...
Democrats Freak Out As Reports Reveal Trump Could Deploy National Guard Troopers To Chicago - The American Tribune.com
In a very entertaining turn of events as President Trump does his best to crack down on the abominable levels of crime that occur in many of America’s Democrat-run cities, various Democratic politicians from Illinois went absolutely berserk over the news that National Guard troopers to Chicago to help crack down on crime. As background, the whole thing began with Trump, commenting on the situation in DC and where will be next, saying, “To me, D.…
San Diego Union Tribune
As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities, here’s what the law allows
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nation’s most Democratic cities — including Chicago and Baltimore — claiming they are needed to crack down on crime. Related Articles Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026 …
Trump suggests Portland and more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to fight what he says is runaway crime. Yet data shows most violent crime in those places and around the country has declined in recent years.Homicides through the first six months of 2025 were down significantly compared to the same period in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic trend across the U.S.Trump,…
Trump suggests more cities need National Guard
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to fight what he says is runaway crime. Yet data shows most violent crime in those places and around the country has declined in recent years. Homicides through the first six months of 2025 were down significantly compared to the same period in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic trend across the U.S. Trum…
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to combat what he describes as uncontrolled crime. However, data show that most violent crimes in those places and throughout the country have declined in recent years. Homicide during the first six months of 2025 decreased significantly compared to the same period of 2024, which continues a postpandemi…
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