President Trump’s announcement Monday that he would federalize local police in Washington, D.C., and call upon hundreds of National Guard members to help combat crime in the nation's capital drew praise from some Republicans and law enforcement agencies and a sharp rebuke from local elected leaders.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the plan “unsettling and unprecedented” but indicated that it’s unlikely the District would challenge the president’s plan, as D.C. has limited autonomy with no representation in Congress.

Trump has recently criticized crime in D.C., calling it “ridiculous,” but in reality – crime in D.C. is down, according to statistics posted by the D.C. Metropolitan Police.

Those numbers were analyzed by our investigative team at our sister station, NBC 4 Washington, which

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