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- Trump declares DC a 'CRIME FREE ZONE' amid his federal crackdown</p>
<p>Emma BusseyAugust 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM</p>
<p>President Donald Trump has declared Washington, D.C. to be crime-free.</p>
<p>Posting on Truth Social on Sunday, the president wrote: "DC IS NOW A CRIME FREE ZONE, IN JUST 12 DAYS!!! President DJT"</p>
<p>In a second post, Trump added a list of updates and data.</p>
<p>"This is a list I get every single day!" he said.</p>
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<p>President Donald Trump declared Washington D.C. a 'CRIME FREE ZONE' on Sunday.</p>
<p>In an update for August 30, Trump's post said there had been 76 arrests and five firearms seized.</p>
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<p>Trump also said an El Salvadorian national and MS-13 gang member was among those arrested, two "drivers of violence" were arrested for felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm.</p>
<p>He also said a person was arrested for assault on a federal officer and threats against the president, as well as another person arrested for threatening National Guard personnel. Lastly, he said an arrest was made for a sexual assault.</p>
<p>The president's posts came over two weeks after he declared a public safety emergency in the city and invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) under federal control.</p>
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<p>He went on to deploy around 800 National Guard troops to D.C. with 100–200 on duty at any time.</p>
<p>Trump also reassigned federal agents from agencies like ICE to patrol the city.</p>
<p>Members of the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Secret Service and Metropolitan Police Department detain an individual amid President Donald Trump's crime crackdown in D.C. in August 2025.</p>
<p>Within the first 13 days, federal authorities reported around 550 arrests and preliminary MPD data showed a 40% drop in robberies and auto break-ins.</p>
<p>By August 24, aggregated data indicated over 700 arrests and 91 illegal firearms had been seized, showing a substantial uptick in enforcement activity.</p>
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