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FIRST ON FOX: A year into President Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown, the numbers are in: More than 16,000 arrests, nearly 2,000 illegal guns seized, and 25 missing kids brought home. The 'Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force' launched last August, bringing federal, state, and local law enforcement together as President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital. Since then, the operation has targeted violent offenders, gangs, illegal drugs, and firearms — while also drawing plenty of pushback from Democrats over Trump’s decision to deploy federal agents and National Guard troops to the streets. Now, as the task force marks its first anniversary, the administration says the crackdown has made Washington safer, and the mission isn’t over yet. See all the eye-popping numbers and read the full story 👉

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Monday, August 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM EDT
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