WASHINGTON — Thirty days after President Donald Trump ordered a surge of federal law enforcement into Washington, D.C. , the impact extends far beyond the crime statistics that officials cite as evidence of success .

FBI, DEA and ICE agents now patrol D.C. streets alongside Metropolitan Police Department officers, while National Guard troops are posted across the District . The visible presence has generated a 40% drop in violent crime and a 74% decline in carjackings compared to the same period last year, according to data published Wednesday by MPD.

But community leaders and residents describe a more nuanced reality on the ground, where declining crime numbers intersect with rising fear and trauma in some neighborhoods.

Community Impact in Southeast

Dionne Bussey-Reeder, direct

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