 "'Ecstatic': Trump declares DC as 'crime free zone' in just 14 days of federal takeover")
US President Donald Trump has stated that Washington, D.C., is now almost a crime-free city after his administration intervened in the capital earlier this month.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said, “DC is virtually, in just 14 days, a CRIME FREE ZONE. The people living and working there are ecstatic!”
DC is virtually, in just 14 days, a CRIME FREE ZONE. The people living and working there are ecstatic!!! President DJT
— Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 30, 2025
(TS: 30 Aug 18:27 ET)
However, critics have raised doubts about his claims. The Washington Post pointed out that while the city recently had a 12-day period without a homicide, such stretches are not unusual. CNN commentators compared Trump’s statement to authoritarian rhetoric, with one anchor noting that North Korea also claims to be murder-free.
Trump sent hundreds of National Guard members to Washington’s streets this month, declaring a crime emergency and announcing a temporary federal takeover of the city’s police department.
The president has characterized the nation’s capital as a city overwhelmed by crime, even though Justice Department data shows violent crime reached a 30-year low last year in Washington, which is a self-governing federal district under Congress’s authority.
The U.S. government also sent agents from various agencies, including the FBI, to patrol the capital’s streets.
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