Key Facts More than 16,000 arrests have been made through the D.C. by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau ChiefWASHINGTON, D.C. (Worthy News) – President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Make D.C. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the effort demonstrated what could be accomplished when federal agencies and local law enforcement aggressively coordinate against violent crime. Safe Again as an initiative focused particularly on gun violence, federal firearms violations, tougher prosecution of offenders and detention of defendants accused of serious firearms crimes. MPD statistics show assaults with a dangerous weapon up 41%, contributing to a 3% increase in total violent crime so far this year.