“Crime in Washington, D.C., is totally out of control,” the president wrote as he shared the photograph that helped prompt the federal response. Local officials pushed back on the president’s characterization of city crime, pointing to official statistics showing declines in violent crime and carjackings this year. Legal experts and civil-liberties groups raised questions about the scope and legality of the federal takeover, noting that the use of federal forces in local policing roles carries complex constitutional and statutory limits. Congressional Republicans seized on the episode to press for tougher juvenile-crime measures, while local leaders warned against substituting federal control for the city’s home rule. Since the end of Trump’s 30-day federal takeover, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is assuring people worldwide the nation’s capital is safe.