Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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by Alan Jamison
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100 days after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., and deployed National Guard troops in the city, the nation’s capital is safer than at any time in recent memory. Violent crime and property crime have plummeted, with longtime residents saying they feel safer in their city than ever before.
U.S. Marshals Director Gadyaces Serralta has helped lead the administration’s crime crackdown. “I think this operation is a continued success,” Serralta told local reporter Nick Minock. “6,127 arrests. 600 guns, illegal guns taken from folks who shouldn’t have guns.” Serralta also relayed that “murders are down 60% compared to the same time last year, robberies are down 50%, carjackings are down a whopping 70%.”
Serralta credited President Trump with having the vision and determination to make the capital city safe for residents and tourists alike. “He made the United States Marshals Service the lead agency in coordinating. However, the work is done by all 31 agencies to include the Metropolitan Police Department,” Serralta said. “So, the secret there is unhandcuffing the law enforcement officers and let them do their work. Let them enforce the laws that are on the books.”
Jeanine Pirro, who currently serves as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, also praised Trump for significantly reducing crime in the nation’s capital. “It’s a model for the nation. It’s a blueprint. It’s a petri dish,” Pirro told Fox News late last month. “When the President said he was going to make D.C. safe and beautiful, he meant it, and the results speak for themselves.”
Minock also revealed in his report that the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is dealing with a shortage of law enforcement officers – making the administration’s success all the more remarkable. The D.C. Police Union told him that MPD is short 820 officers as a result of the continuing fallout from the “Defund the Police” movement. Earlier this year, MPD reached its lowest staffing level in 50 years.
Even some D.C. Democrats have begrudgingly acknowledged the success of Trump’s crime crackdown. In September, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order requiring local police to cooperate with federal authorities “to the maximum extent allowable by law within the District.” The White House had previously seized control of MPD, but that authority expired after 30 days. Bowser also said that “we greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city.”
Moving forward, Serralta said that judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys need to match Trump’s commitment to public safety and stop releasing violent and repeat offenders. While MPD is arresting lawbreakers, they are often back out on the street in a matter of days or even hours – an epidemic in blue cities throughout the United States. D.C. law also allows individuals up to 24 years old to be charged as juveniles rather than adults.
“They’re still walking free until we pass these policies,” Serralta said. “They’re going to continue with no cash bail. I mean, these are serious issues we need to do something about.”
More work remains to be done. But President Trump has now provided proof of concept that the solution to big city crime isn’t “restorative justice,” replacing cops with “intervention specialists,” or any other ridiculous left-wing scheme – it’s simply enforcing the law and making sure that would-be wrongdoers know that there will be consequences for their crimes.
Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.
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