Analysis-Did Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington work? It’s complicated


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  • Saturday, 04 Oct 2025

A member of the Ohio National Guard patrols at McPerson Square metro station, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

(This October 4 story is repeated without any changes to the text.)

WASHINGTON, October 4 (Reuters) -After mobilizing hundreds of federal agents and thousands of soldiers to the nation's capital, President Donald Trump has declared victory over what he called a “crisis” of crime in Washington, and floated the idea of using such deployments to U.S. cities as training grounds for the military.

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