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One Year After Trump Sent National Guard to DC, Homicides Plunge 41%, Overall Crime Stats Mixed
Homicides in the District fell by 41% in the first half of 2026 when compared with the first half of 2025, according to a Council on Criminal Justice report. The District of Columbia's statistics show that, on Aug. 11, there was a 32% year-over-year decline in homicides from 2025 to 2026, and an overall 20% reduction in crime. However, the D.C. numbers show a 3% increase in overall violent crime when factoring in a 40% increase in assaults with a dangerous weapon. More than 16,000 arrests were made since the Aug. 11, 2025, launch of the task force, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. That includes 35 homicide suspects apprehended, more than 100 known gang members, more than 3,200 narcotics arrests, and almost 2,000 illegal firearms seized. The administration first deployed about 800 National Guard members to D.C., a number that has expanded to about 4,700, NPR reported.