Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday the city has gone more than a week without a homicide.
“There have been no recorded homicides in the city for the past week. Our last recorded homicide was August 13,” Public Information Officer Michael Russo said in an email to Fox News Digital.
The stretch follows President Donald Trump’s Aug. 11 federalization of the D.C. police, during which federal law enforcement arrests have increased.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X Thursday morning that federal law enforcement made 53 arrests in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, and 24 more arrests were made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Our mission to make DC safe again isn’t slowing down,” she said.
Since President Donald Trump federalized the D.C. police on Aug. 11 and deployed National Guard troops to patrol the capital’s streets—a move that has sparked outrage from his opponents—authorities have made 630 arrests and seized 86 illegal guns.
Wednesday’s 77 arrests marked a slight uptick from Tuesday’s total.
FBI Director Kash Patel provided further updates on X on Thursday morning.
“FBI joined federal partners in 31 more arrests last night,” Patel said.
Those arrests included six illegal firearm recoveries, seven drug seizures, and charges including theft, assault with deadly weapon, drug offenses, assault on an officer and unlawful entry.
“This is a team effort across multiple federal partners — they’re working around the clock to get it done and your capital city is safer every day because of it,” Patel said.
Incredible. Stop and listen to these new DC crime statistics:
"For the first time in a long time, D.C. has gone 7 days without a homicide. Carjackings down 83%. Robberies down 46%. Car thefts down 21%. Violent crime down 22%.”
The Trump Effect.
pic.twitter.com/Px7RoCrerX— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 21, 2025
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DC has murder-free week as AG Bondi touts 77 more arrests in federal takeoverhttps://t.co/b66WiELIAC
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) August 21, 2025
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