Crime is down in Washington, D.C., but still a reality in some neighborhoods

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Joe McClean, a lawyer, poses for a portrait in southeast Washington, D.C., on Aug. 13, 2025. McClean worries about the deployment of the National Guard and federal police, and believes it is unnecessary. (Maansi Srivastava | NPR)WASHINGTON — President Trump began to deploy National Guard troops, along with hundreds of federal agents, around Washington, D.C., this week, in a move to crack down on what he calls rampant, violent crime. “Everybody knows that a show of force does not reduce crime, they don’t care about crime, and crime is down,” McLean says. (Maansi Srivastava | NPR)Metro Special Police Department officers patrol in southeast Washington, D.C., on Aug. 13, 2025.