DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Credits Trump’s Law Enforcement Surge for Huge Drop in Crime

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has some surprising positive things to say about President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in the city today, noting the drastic drop in crimes, most notably carjackings.

Her remarks are likely to cause anger and division among Democrats, as they still attempt to run the narrative that this was some sort of authoritarian takeover of the city.

However, they cannot argue with cold, hard numbers.

NBC News reported:

“We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city,” the mayor, a Democrat, told reporters about the expansion of federal law enforcement and its partnership with the Metropolitan Police Department.

Carjackings, she said, were the “most troubling” crime that plagued D.C. in 2023 and they have decreased in recent years.

Bowser said that in the 20 days since the federal takeover, there has been an 87% drop in carjackings compared to the same period last year.

The data cited also showed a 15% fall in crime overall in the district during that same period last year.

“We know that when carjackings go down, when use of gun goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer, so this surge has been important to us,” said Bowser, who added that she has been personally engaged with Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

The mayor said that since the increase in federal law enforcement officers, there have been more stops that have resulted in the seizure of illegal guns and there has been more “accountability in the system” that “is driving down illegal behavior.”

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Democrats apparently do not want crime to go down if Trump is helping to reduce it. It seems they would actually prefer crime over Trump solving the problem.