A new study finds that the National Guard’s deployment to Washington, D.C. does not measurably reduce violent crime in the city. NPR reports that the Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and that its presence is scheduled to expand in the coming weeks, with troop numbers expected to double. Multiple outlets—Air Force Times, Military Times, and Navy Times—describe the report’s conclusion that the operation has no measurable impact on violent crime. Air Force Times and Military Times also report that the White House criticized the findings, characterizing the report as “out of touch” and asserting that troops are being placed “in the wrong places for the wrong types of crime.” The Independent notes that President Trump has often credited the deployment with “solving” crime in Washington, but that the evidence presented by the study is more limited and does not support a clear crime-reduction effect. Overall, the sources align on the study’s key finding of no measurable effect, while differing in how they frame the political dispute around the operation’s effectiveness.
Study finds National Guard DC deployment has no measurable effect on violent crime
A new study finds that the National Guard’s deployment to Washington, D.C. does not measurably reduce violent crime in the city. NPR reports that the Guard has been deployed since last August as part...
- A new study concludes the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. has no measurable effect on violent crime.
- The Guard is deployed as part of a federal task force that began last August.
- Troop numbers are expected to double in the coming weeks.
- The White House criticizes the report as “out of touch” and says troops are deployed in the “wrong places” for the “wrong types of crime.”
- President Trump has described the deployment as having solved crime, despite the study’s findings.
A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks.
2 months agoPresident Trump has frequently credited the National Guard operation with ‘solving’ crime in Washington, even though the evidence is far more nuanced
2 months agoThe report, which the White House called "out of touch," asserted that Guard troops have been deployed in “the wrong places for the wrong types of crime.”
2 months agoThe report, which the White House called "out of touch," asserted that Guard troops have been deployed in “the wrong places for the wrong types of crime.”
2 months agoThe report, which the White House called "out of touch," asserted that Guard troops have been deployed in “the wrong places for the wrong types of crime.”
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