Violent crime has dropped 26% from last year in Washington, D.C., but on Monday, President Trump took charge of the city's nearly 4,000-person police department, claiming the nation's capital is in crisis.

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Violent crime in Washington, DC, has decreased by 26% compared to the previous year, with homicides down 12% and robberies falling 28%, according to the latest data. Despite these improvements, President Trump has declared a public safety emergency in the city, citing concerns about violent gangs and crime, and has taken control of the local police department.

The federal response includes deploying FBI and ATF agents, as well as 800 National Guard troops, raising concerns among local officials and security experts about the best use of federal resources. Mayor Muriel Bowser and others have defended the city's image, noting that the emergency declaration is unprecedented and unsettling. The president has also mentioned plans to address homelessness in the capital, though no specific details have been provided.

Violent crime down 26% in D.C., but Trump says otherwise

Justice correspondent Scott McFarland joins us now and Scott this is a big turnaround just a few months ago. It sure is Maurice. Three months ago a top Trump administration official announced crime was down significantly in Washington DC an early success for the administration he said. Yet today the president has announced a crime emergency and militarized the nation's capital. In the nation's capital home to nearly 700,000 people violent crime dropped 26% from last year but today President Trump took charge of the nearly 4,000 person police department claiming Washington DC is in crisis. Today we're formally declaring a public safety emergency this is an emergency this is a tragic emergency. He defended his controversial decision by painting a dystopian picture of a community overrun by marauding packs of criminals and he cited the assault of a young administration staffer earlier this summer. Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals roving mobs of wild youth drugged out maniacs and homeless people. But the latest data shows homicides are down 12% from last year while robberies declined by 28%. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended DC's image. While this action today is unsettling and unprecedented I can't say that given some of the rhetoric of the past that we're totally surprised. Federal agents from the FBI and ATF are already posted on DC streets raising concerns for some including Tom Warwick a former Homeland Security official. Taking FBI agents off of organized crime cases terrorism and other kinds of cases to do street patrols that's not the best use of a highly trained FBI agent. You think this could be a distraction? It really looks as though a lot of this is is performance. The 800 National Guard troops are expected to deploy later this week and many have little training or experience policing US streets. The best-case scenario is what happened in Los Angeles which is these 800 people stand around for several weeks doing essentially nothing and then eventually most of them go home. Scott the president mentioned he has ideas about what to do with the homeless in in Washington what are those? At times John he referred to Washington DC as a slum and then said homeless people need to be moved away from the Capitol. Gave no detail of what that looks like or how that happens. We do know both the federal government and the DC government regularly clear encampments for homeless people. It's a painstaking lengthy and sensitive process. Hard to know Maurice and John what that looks like if it's sped up. And you talked about the National Guard troops we saw in LA back in June. What makes this situation different Scott? This is one of a kind Maurice. The Washington DC district is not a state the president can unilaterally call up the guard without permission. In Los Angeles he used the guard to protect federal buildings. Here they can be used throughout the District of Columbia. Just a different unicorn situation in the nation's capital. Scott McFarlane in Washington. Thank you Scott.

The National Guard has started to patrol the streets of Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency. He’s also ordered troops to clear out all homeless encampments by the end of the week.

National Guard starts patrolling Washington

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Trump deploying National Guard to Washington, D.C.

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