President Donald Trump’s emergency takeover of Washington’s police force has yielded about 400 arrests and the seizure of 21 illegal firearms since the operation began on Aug. 11, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Bondi said 68 people were taken into custody overnight on Aug. 18, while multi-agency teams of federal agents continue nightly sweeps across the capital. Preliminary figures released by the D.C. Police Union show sharp week-over-week declines in several crime categories: carjackings fell 83 %, robberies 46 % and overall violent crime 22 %. The White House argues the data vindicate Trump’s decision to federalise the Metropolitan Police Department for an initial 30-day period. The law-enforcement build-up is widening. About 800 District National Guard troops are already on patrol, and governors of Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana have joined earlier commitments from Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia to send additional contingents. The pledges bring the out-of-state total to roughly 1,100 soldiers, supplementing FBI, DEA and ICE officers on the streets. Local officials and some business leaders say the deployment is disruptive and legally dubious, pointing to OpenTable figures that show restaurant bookings down as much as 31 % compared with a year earlier. A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from replacing the city’s police chief but allowed the broader federal control to continue pending further review. The White House has asked the Republican-controlled Congress to extend its authority beyond the 30-day limit, signalling that similar interventions could follow in other cities. Supporters credit the crackdown with restoring public safety, while critics warn it sets a precedent for expanded use of federal troops in domestic policing.