Trump federalizes D.C. police despite a 29% drop in crime

Trump completed formal federalization of the DC Metropolitan Police Department, stripping the city government of operational control over its approximately 3,500-officer force despite official data showing a 29% drop in violent crime. The Metropolitan Police Department was placed under direct federal supervision, with its chief reporting to the White House-appointed federal liaison rather than the DC Mayor. The move represented the first complete federal takeover of a major city police force in modern American history.