Federal authorities announced more than 700 arrests in Washington, D.C., during a campaign to reduce crime. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department reported about 800 arrests in the first 10 days of federal involvement, roughly 25% more than the same period last year and nearly 40% more than 2023. The degree of overlap between White House and MPD arrest counts has not been clarified. NPR requested lists of names from MPD and the administration; neither provided them. A White House official said about 40% of arrests were immigration-related and many non-immigration arrests occurred in high-violent-crime areas, claims not independently confirmed.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro has frequently pushed for those who commit crimes to face harsher punishments. During a visit Thursday with federal law enforcement and National Guard troops deployed in the district, with President Trump by her side, she pledged to ensure arrests lead to charges. "I am making sure we back the blue to the hilt. Every arrest you make, we're going to the longest way to make sure that we charge in those cases," Pirro told the group.
According to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, there were about 800 arrests in the first 10 days of the federal takeover, which represents about 25% more arrests compared to the same period last year and a nearly 40% increase over the same period in 2023. It remains unclear how much overlap there is in White House and D.C. police arrest data. No definitive answer has been given by either.
No definitive answer has been given by either. NPR has requested a full list of names of the people who have been arrested from both MPD and the Trump administration. Neither has provided it. Without that information, the public won't know the full picture of who has been arrested or why, and whether the individuals remain in custody. It's also unclear which agency made these arrests. A White House official, who was not authorized to share data publicly, indicated to NPR that about 40% of arrests during the initiative have been immigration-related; of the non-immigration arrests, that official said that between Aug. 9 and Aug. 17, about half occurred in the areas of Washington with the highest violent crime rates. NPR was not able to independently confirm those assertions.
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