President Donald Trump told National Guard troops and federal law-enforcement officers in Washington on Thursday that his administration’s crime crackdown is transforming the U.S. capital, calling recent progress “incredible” and promising the city will be “the best in the world.” The remarks follow his decision earlier this month to federalize policing in the district and deploy thousands of Guard members alongside agencies such as the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the joint operation has led to 1,094 arrests and the seizure of about 111 illegal firearms since it began. On Monday night alone, authorities made 87 arrests, recovered four guns and detained another suspected member of the Venezuelan-based Tren de Aragua gang. The Justice Department also reports 49 homeless encampments cleared, six gang members—including MS-13 suspects—apprehended and two missing children found. No carjackings have been recorded for the past week, and the city logged 12 consecutive days without a homicide, an unusual stretch for a jurisdiction that posted one of the nation’s highest murder rates last year. Trump this week signed an executive order scrapping cashless bail for D.C. defendants, arguing that tougher pre-trial detention will deter violent crime. District officials, including Attorney General Brian Schwalb, called the move an overreach that undermines local self-governance and risks creating a two-tier justice system based on income. A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll conducted Aug. 20–21 found 54 percent of registered voters nationwide view the crackdown as justified and necessary; 51 percent believe an expanded National Guard presence will make the city safer. Support is strongest among Republicans at 85 percent, while 28 percent of Democrats and roughly half of independents back the measures. The current federal takeover of district policing is limited to 30 days, but Trump has signaled he may ask Congress to extend it if crime remains low. Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have vowed to oppose an extension, setting up another confrontation over control of public-safety policy in the nation’s capital.