{"id":2475917,"date":"2025-08-18T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-union-announces-the-immediate-impact-of-trumps-national-guard-deployment\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:30:12","slug":"dc-police-union-announces-the-immediate-impact-of-trumps-national-guard-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-union-announces-the-immediate-impact-of-trumps-national-guard-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Police Union Announces the Immediate Impact of Trump&#8217;s National Guard Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-police-union-announces-the-immediate-impact-of-trumps-national-guard-deployment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of the article is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Since President Donald Trump deployed federal law enforcement agencies too Washington, D.C., crime rates have significantly decreased while arrests have increased. The D.C. Police Union reported a 46% drop in robberies, 83% reduction in carjackings, and declines in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-minnesota-student-government-representative-to-classmates-make-cops-lives-hell\/\" title=\"University Of Minnesota Student Government Representative To Classmates: Make Cops\u2019 Lives Hell\">car thefts<\/a> and violent crime within the first week of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-secretary-of-state-says-democrats-are-criticizing-voting-law-in-order-to-take-over-federal-elections\/\" title=\"GA Secretary Of State Says Democrats Are Criticizing Voting Law In Order To Take Over Federal Elections\">federal involvement<\/a>. Attorney General Pam Bondi highlighted nearly 400 arrests and the seizure of 21 illegal firearms in a short period. White house representatives praised Trump&#8217;s efforts to make the capital safer and noted over 300 dangerous criminals were taken off the streets in under 10 days. Additionally, three states-West Virginia, Ohio, and South Carolina-are sending National Guard troops to reinforce the current 800 deployed members. Trump stated that previous crime statistics were falsified to create a misleading sense of safety, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-sends-a-reality-check-to-zohran-mamdani-good-luck-on-that\/\" title=\"Tom Homan Sends a Reality Check to Zohran Mamdani: &#039;Good Luck on That&#039;\">increased federal presence<\/a> is rapidly improving security and public confidence in Washington, D.C.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Arrests are going up and crime is going down as President Donald Trump&rsquo;s deployment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates ..., &#039;... is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a> in the District of Columbia enters its second week.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCPoliceUnion\/status\/1957435067258577173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on social media platform X<\/a>, the union representing D.C.&rsquo;s Metropolitan Police Department noted that in the seven days since Trump&rsquo;s announcement, robberies are down 46 percent from the week before.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DC crime since the announcement of federal control versus the 7 days prior:<\/p>\n<p>Robbery &#11015;&#65039;46%<br \/> ADW &#11015;&#65039;6%<br \/> Carjacking &#11015;&#65039;83%<br \/> Car Theft &#11015;&#65039;21%<br \/> Violent Crime &#11015;&#65039;22%<br \/> Property Crime &#11015;&#65039;6%<br \/> All Crimes&#11015;&#65039;8%<\/p>\n<p>While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DC Police Union (@DCPoliceUnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCPoliceUnion\/status\/1957435067258577173?\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act in order to make these changes permanent,&rdquo; the post said. The post referred to a <a href=\"https:\/\/code.dccouncil.gov\/us\/dc\/council\/laws\/24-345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law<\/a> passed by the D.C. Council in 2022 aimed at limiting police conduct.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jeanine-pirro-shreds-reporter-claims-dc-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminals<\/a> are being taken off the street.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C., is getting safer every night thanks to our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement partners<\/a>,&rdquo; she posted Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1957418256391618696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just this weekend, 137 arrests were made and 21 illegal firearms were seized. In total, there have been nearly 400 arrests &mdash; and we are not slowing down. We are committed to making DC safe again!&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<p>Her Sunday progress report <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1957138468049649696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a> noted that 68 people were arrested by federal agencies on Saturday night alone.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Taylor Rogers, a White House representative, said Trump&rsquo;s leadership is &ldquo;quickly making our nation&rsquo;s capital safer,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/68-dc-suspects-arrested-single-night-white-house-touts-trumps-push-clean-up-capital-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In less than 10 days, over 300 dangerous criminals have already been arrested and taken off the streets of Washington, D.C.,&rdquo; Rogers said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump is delivering on his campaign promise to clean up this city and restore American Greatness to our cherished capital,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-says-dc-crime-critics-full-45-murders-police-still-havent-solved-year-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crackdown<\/a> will soon widen, as three states have promised to send their National Guard troops to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia, Ohio, and South Carolina will be sending Guard members soon, which will roughly double the 800 Guard members currently deployed to the nation&rsquo;s capital, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5457422-dc-hurricane-erin-national-guard-trump-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;West Virginia is proud to stand with President Trump in his effort to restore pride and beauty to our nation&rsquo;s capital,&rdquo; Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. &ldquo;The men and women of our National Guard represent the best of our state, and this mission reflects our d commitment to a strong and secure America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reporter-s-sexual-assault-story-shows-dc-crime-stats-hopelessly-doctored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said the influx of federal forces is making a difference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;D.C. gave Fake Crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety. This is a very bad and dangerous thing to do, and they are under serious investigation for so doing! Until 4 days ago, Washington, D.C., was the most unsafe &lsquo;city&rsquo; in the United States, and perhaps the World,&rdquo; Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115049974697549520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, in just a short period of time, it is perhaps the safest, and getting better every single hour! 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