DC crime falls, but tourism takes a hit too as Trump’s federal surge reaches one-month mark

One month after President Donald Trump’s administration effectively took over Washington, DC’s police department, surging federal law enforcement and troops across the capital, crime in the city is down, homeless encampments have been cleared, and hundreds of people accused of being in the US illegally have been detained.

But those changes have come at a price. Tourism numbers have declined, some restaurants in the District are hurting for customers, an already maxed-out court system has been pushed closer to the brink with new cases, and millions of dollars have been spent daily on National Guard deployments.