D.C. Crime Declines Amid Federal and Military Deployments

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The Trump administration reported over 700 arrests in Washington, D.C., amid a federal crackdown on crime, but experts caution that arrest numbers alone do not reliably indicate public safety or crime levels, and questions remain about the nature and validity of these arrests.
- As Trump touts D.C. arrests, experts caution they're not the best indicator of public safety NPR
- Feds nab suspected MS-13 gangster, top 700 arrests in DC crackdown Fox News
- See Trump’s Deployment of the National Guard, Other Federal Agents in Washington, D.C. The New York Times
- ‘On edge’: Trump’s military deployment in Washington stirs fear, confusion Al Jazeera
- National Guard's presence slashes D.C. crime rates, with seven days homicide-free WBFF
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