More Than 460 Arrests Made Since Federal Takeover of DC Policing

At least six states have pledged to assist with the crime crackdown by sending National Guard troops or military police.

Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia, on Aug. 16, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Police and federal officers in the District of Columbia have made 465 arrests since the federal government took over policing the nation’s capital this past week.

Fifty-two arrests and nine firearms seizures were made just on the night of Aug. 18 into Aug. 19. The suspects included MS-13 gang members, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in her Aug. 19 briefing.