Did the National Guard lower crime in D.C.? What data shows before, after Trump sent troops

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BALTIMORE – The initial phase of President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., wrapped up last week. But how effective were the first 30 days of this mission to get tough on crime? The short answer: Fairly effective, at least in terms of reported crime statistics for various criminal offenses in the nation’s capital. The Sun also looked at numbers from the same 30-day periods in 2024, when federal troops were not active in the city. The data relies on the District of Columbia Geographic Information System, which classifies crimes based on the D.C. criminal code instead of the national classifications used by the FBI.