The White House released arrest figures on Tuesday showing that 101 of the 212 non-immigration arrests made during President Donald Trump’s federal law-enforcement operation in Washington—about 48%—occurred in Wards 7 and 8, the city’s most crime-plagued neighborhoods. Officials said the data refute criticism that the month-long takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department is concentrating on lower-crime areas. Since Trump invoked the District’s Home Rule Act on Aug. 7, federal and local officers have detained 465 people and cleared dozens of homeless encampments, according to administration briefings. The D.C. Police Union reports that, compared with the week before the takeover, carjackings have fallen 83%, robberies 46%, violent crime 22% and overall reported crime 8%. The operation is backed by roughly 1,100 National Guard troops sent from six Republican-led states in addition to the city’s own Guard contingent. Sceptics argue the early statistics cover too short a period to show lasting trends and point to economic and legal pushback. OpenTable data indicate seated restaurant diners in the District dropped more than 25% compared with the same week a year earlier, while the U.S. attorney’s office has opened an investigation into allegations that local officials previously falsified crime figures. Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation seeking fuller disclosure of the cost and scope of the Guard deployment, but the White House says the security surge will continue for at least the initial 30-day window.