Arrests are going up and crime is going down as President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal agencies in the District of Columbia enters its second week.
In a post on social media platform X, the union representing D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department noted that in the seven days since Trump’s announcement, robberies are down 46 percent from the week before.
Amid an overall 8 percent decline in crime, the post noted that carjackings are down 83 percent, car thefts 21 percent, and violent crime is down 22 percent.
https://www.westernjournal.com/dc-police-union-announces-immediate-impact-trumps-national-guard-deployment/