Authorities Have Arrested Nearly 2,200 in DC Since Crime Crackdown: White House

White House press secretary said authorities were removing ‘career criminals’ from the streets of the nation’s capital.

Federal agents arrest a man at the Chinatown Metro Station in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images

Federal law enforcement agencies and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department have arrested 2,177 individuals since President Donald Trump federalized the district’s policing about a month ago, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Sept. 9.

“So, you all can be very grateful for this,” Leavitt said during a briefing. “Our great men and women of law enforcement, both federal and local, [are] working together as they should.”