Stunning new data was just released showing that after President Trump’s Washington DC takeover, carjackings plummet by 83%, robbery by 46%, violent crime by 22% and car theft by 21%. In 7 days.

The claim’s timing and figures are not supported by the available records. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia reported that, over a year following the federal law-enforcement surge, homicides fell 45%, carjackings 64% and robberies 33%. Those figures differ substantially from the claimed 83%, 46%, 22% and 21%, and they are annual comparisons, not measurements made seven days after the takeover.justice.govjustice.govDistrict of Columbia | One Year After Federal Law Enforcement Surge, D.C. Is... White House releases also cite crime reductions, but the figures and comparison periods vary. One July release lists reductions including a 47% decline in carjackings and a 20% decline in motor-vehicle thefts, while also mentioning a 73% carjacking decline in what appears to be a separate comparison. The material provided does not establish that any of these figures describe a seven-day period or that they match the claim’s four categories.whitehouse.govwhitehouse.govCrime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trump The Washington Post reported that President Trump and his administration portrayed crime as having been stopped in Washington, while noting that the underlying picture was more complicated. The New York Times cited police data showing violent crime down 18% in 2025 from 2024 and down 20% in the comparable period of the following year, again contradicting the claim’s presentation of an immediate seven-day result.+2 more

The available sources do not establish that the federal takeover caused every subsequent reduction. They document declines during longer comparison periods, but do not isolate the effect of the takeover from other factors or prove the specific four-statistic, seven-day account. The claim is therefore false as stated.