Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Thursday that the city has gone more than a week without a homicide.
“[T]here have been no recorded homicides in the city for the past week,” public information officer Michael Russo said via email. “Our last recorded homicide was August 13th.”
This homicide-free stretch follows President Donald Trump’s federalization of the D.C. police on Aug. 11, a move accompanied by a sharp rise in federal arrests.
Attorney General Pam Bondi noted on X Thursday morning that federal law enforcement made 53 arrests in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, with an additional 24 arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Our mission to make DC safe again isn’t slowing down,” Bondi said.
On Wednesday, federal authorities also seized 10 guns, and the U.S. Marshals Service helped recover a missing child, according to Bondi.
Since Trump federalized the D.C. police and deployed National Guard troops to patrol the capital’s streets—a controversial move opposed by many political figures—630 people have been arrested and 86 illegal guns confiscated.
Wednesday’s total of 77 arrests marked a slight increase from Tuesday, when federal authorities made 66 arrests and seized eight illegal firearms.
FBI Director Kash Patel provided additional updates on X Thursday morning. “FBI joined federal partners in 31 more arrests last night,” Patel said, citing six illegal firearm recoveries, seven drug seizures, and charges including theft, assault with a deadly weapon, drug offenses, assault on an officer, and unlawful entry.
“This is a team effort across multiple federal partners—they’re working around the clock, and your capital city is safer every day because of it,” Patel added.
Supporters of Trump’s move, including National Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Joe Gamaldi, say local officers had been hampered by the city’s leadership.
“Their average homicide rate has doubled in the last 10 years. They used to average less than 100 homicides. Now they average over 200,” Gamaldi said, referencing city data.
“And it’s because you have a radical element on that city council that has defunded their police. They have embraced revolving door criminal justice policies. And frankly, they treated the hardworking men and women of law enforcement in that town poorly. So, of course, they need help. You have to do something, otherwise it’s going to get out of control.”
High-profile crimes leading up to the federalization include the Aug. 3 beating and attempted carjacking of Edward Coristine, a former DOGE employee known as “Big Balls.”
Two juveniles from Maryland were arrested in connection with the incident, and more suspects remain at large.
Earlier, congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was shot June 30 on the 1200 block of 7th Street, Northwest, and died a day later. He was a student at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and interned for Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan.
Several people exited a vehicle and opened fire, though the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said Tarpinian-Jachym was not the intended target. No arrests have been made in connection with his killing.
