I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before,” President Trump vowed on Truth Social, talking about his decision to federalize the D.C. police and bring in FBI agents and the National Guard to fight crime. “The criminals — you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.”

During the first half of 2025, violent crime in Washington, D.C., fell 25%, with robberies dropping 26% compared to the same period in 2024. If this pace continues, the year’s rate will be significantly lower than in recent years.

But carjacking numbers tell a more sobering story.

Rising crime in D.C.

They did fall dramatically last year, but they are over three times higher than five years ago, rising from 142 in 2019 to 492 in 2024. Worse, D.C.’s violent

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