FIRST ON FOX: The Make D.C.Safe and Beautiful Task Force will mark its first anniversary Tuesday after making more than 16,000 arrests since its launch, Fox News Digital has learned exclusively, as the Trump administration points to the results of its sweeping crackdown on violent crime in the nation’s capital."Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Justice and our law enforcement partners have delivered extraordinary results in our nation’s capital.
More than 16,000 arrests, thousands of illegal drugs and firearms taken off the streets, and dangerous violent offenders brought to justice mean safer neighborhoods and lives protected," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche."We will not relent until every community in Washington, D.C., is safe."The task force launched Aug.
11, 2025, bringing federal, state and local law enforcement together after Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C.Trump also deployed National Guard troops, drawing criticism from Democratic officials.DC MURDER RATE SEES ASTONISHING TURNAROUND AS TRUMP TEAM CREDITS FEDERAL CRACKDOWNMembers of the U.S.
National Guard walk toward the D.C.Armory after President Donald Trump announced the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act and deployed the National Guard to assist with crime prevention in the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., on Aug.
12, 2025.(Reuters/Annabelle Gordon)The operation has led to the arrests of 35 homicide suspects and more than 100 known gang members, along with more than 3,200 narcotics arrests, nearly 2,000 illegal guns seized and 25 missing children located and returned home, according to a White House official."President Trump has transformed our nation’s capital from a crime-ridden city into a safe and beautiful haven for residents and visitors alike.
The President’s Safe and Beautiful Task Force have made more than 16,000 arrests including murderers, sex offenders, drug traffickers, and ot...