Despite the falling crime rate in Washington, D.C., President Trump has declared a crime emergency and taken charge of the local police. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.

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President Trump has ordered a federal takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., deploying 800 National Guard troops and nearly 900 federal agents to assist local police. This action, described as the first of its kind, is set to last for 30 days and comes despite a reported decline in violent crime, overall crime, and robberies in the city.

Community members have expressed mixed reactions, with some welcoming the increased law enforcement presence but others voicing concerns about federal overreach and the effectiveness of non-local officers. The Pentagon has stated that National Guard troops will primarily provide logistical support and will not be making arrests or carrying weapons. Reports indicate that similar rapid response forces are being considered for other cities, though the Pentagon has not confirmed these plans.

D.C. reacts after Trump orders federal law enforcement takeover

The National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. Deployed by the president as he takes charge of law enforcement in the nation's capital. Will other major cities be next? From CBS News headquarters in New York, this is the CBS Evening News. Good evening. I'm Maurice DuBois. I'm John Dickerson. The police department in Washington says violent crime in the city this year is down 26 percent. Crime alone down 11 percent, and robberies down 28 percent. One number that is rising is the crime fighting force, with the president sending in federal agents to help the police. And today, 800 National Guard troops started taking up positions. Despite the falling crime rate in the city of 700,000 people, the president has declared a crime emergency and taken charge of the D.C. police. Justice correspondent Scott McFarlane is in Washington. So Scott, how was day one? With a new sheriff in town. Hey, Maurice, this first ever takeover of its kind began with 23 arrests and the investigation of another murder. Under law, it can only last 30 days, but the concern is, how does this initiative end? National Guard troops arrived at the armory in southeast Washington, D.C. today, four miles from the White House. They'll join nearly 900 federal agents and officers that have taken posts on neighborhood streets, helping local police who are now under the authority of the Trump administration. In D.C.'s Anacostia neighborhood, Ron Moten says crime has long plagued his community, but says he and others are skeptical this is a good idea. They're tired of violence. I get it. But my only caution is, one thing can lead to the next thing. You can take over our police department today and we wake up and you take over our city. They may not give it back. They might not give it back. Top Justice Department officials met with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser today while the White House defended the 30-day takeover. We are removing as many criminals from the streets and we are cleaning up D.C. as best as we can and working with the Metropolitan Police Department to do that. Darrell Gaston has seen the violence up close. Those are bullet holes up there? Yeah, bullet holes. This whole window had to be replaced right here. A recent car chase and shooting damaged the outside of Gaston's restaurant. He welcomes an increased law enforcement presence, but says the community wants a longer-term plan to curb crime. We can always use more police, right? But I think having police officers that are from the community that are trained locally is much different than having a federal police that's not trained in community policing. Gaston also worries President Trump's words. We're getting rid of the slums too. We have slums here. Feed a stereotype about D.C. D.C. in 2025, it's way different and safer than the D.C. that I grew up in. Scott, what exactly, though, is the mission for the National Guard and troops that are on the streets? In this unique circumstance, the National Guard has law enforcement power, but John, the Pentagon is indicating they will not be making arrests, may not even be carrying guns on the street and will be helping police, holding people for later arrest or doing logistical work. And, Scott, the president is considering a rapid response force for other cities. How would that work? Yeah, there's a report in Washington that there was under consideration a quick response force, two of them in the country, to quell civil unrest elsewhere in the nation. The Pentagon's pushing back on that, calling it pre-decisional and saying they're not going to comment, Maurice, on leaked documents. OK. Scott McFarland in D.C. tonight.

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