Washington, D.C. Sees Sharp Decline in Violent Crime Following Federal Law Enforcement Surge

Trump’s National Guard Deployment Drives Historic Drop In D.C. Murders

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Washington, D.C., has recorded its lowest homicide levels in a decade following President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the nation’s capital, according to local and federal officials. The District went nearly three weeks without a single murder at the start of 2026 — the longest such stretch in almost 30 years — with the first homicide of the year not …

Trump’s Law Enforcement Surge is Plummeting Crime Rates

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Pirro credits 'enhanced federal partnership' for DC’s first homicide-free stretch in decades

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro credits 'enhanced federal partnership' with Trump admin as D.C. homicide rate plummets in the first three weeks of 2026.

Why Violent Crime Fell 37% In DC

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | February 02, 2026 The president’s tough-on-crime policies are to thank for the nation’s capital seeing a dramatic decrease in crime from last year, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. “When you have a president who makes a decision to focus on crime and then tries to figure out what he can do to effectuate a reduction in crime,” Pirro told The Daily Signal, “you’re starting at a good point…

Trump Hails Progress After Just A Single D.C. Murder In January - Real News Now

Washington, D.C. recorded just one homicide during the month of January, a dramatic turnaround from the city’s recent crime-plagued years. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the lone murder occurred on January 21, with the victim succumbing to injuries the next day. President Donald Trump credited his law enforcement surge for the dramatic decline, noting over 9,000 arrests since the crackdown began. The murder count marks a major departure …

DC Homicides Continue to Plummet in 2026, Fueled by Trump’s Surge of Law Enforcement Last Fall

DC Homicides Continue to Plummet in 2026, Fueled by Trump’s Surge of Law Enforcement Last Fall Violent crime – especially, homicide – has plummeted in the Nation’s Capital since President Donald Trump’s surge of federal law enforcement into the city last Fall, a trend that has continued into the new year. On August 11 of last year, Pres. Trump declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia and began taking steps to end the threat to pub…