by Written by Rita Cook
President Donald Trump signed Executive Order #6370-2025 last week, establishing a Crime Emergency to Restore Safety in the District of Columbia.
Since then, the propaganda has been heavy with tidbits of false information and truth.
I will meet you here with facts, but I will not offer any opinions.
The mainstream narrative was so overwhelming that I had to research the truth on my own.
In addition, only roughly half of the information was shared by those on both sides of the aisle. Moreover, just half of that data was accurate.
It’s true that this year’s crime rate in D.C. is low.
You will probably think this Trump-initiated government takeover is really frightening if that is all you hear repeated.
Look farther.
What is withheld?
D.C.’s crime rate was so high that it was significantly higher than that of other cities to begin with.
Let’s just discuss the numbers for 2025.
As of July 2025, there have been 99 murders in the District of Columbia (and that just includes murders, not other crimes).
The federal district of the District of Columbia, which consists of 131 unofficial neighborhoods, is home to 702,250 people.
By birthright, residents of D.C. are citizens of the United States and the federal government. thus cannot elect their own senators or representatives with full voting rights, and thus do not have full representation in Congress like state residents do.
There is a mayor and council in the local government of Washington, D.C.
In general, Congress continues to have jurisdiction over local laws.
Depending on the research, the District of Columbia is either a city/state or a nation/state. This is in addition to the Vatican and London, which is also known by the same name.
Go down the rabbit hole of the city or state by yourself. Begin with the phrase “Empire of Cities” and the flag of Washington, D.C. Three red stars are on it. Some claim that these are the three places mentioned above. In any case, the flag is promoted with implications for the evident autonomy of the district.
When federal forces (National Guard) enter and take precedence over the Metropolitan Police (MPD), what does it mean to have autonomy?
For this reason, there has been significant discussion regarding Trump’s EO in that particular Federal District.
Because it is a federal district, which has precedence over local, there were rumors that the federal takeover was acceptable.
However, it is also discussed that if lawmakers from any party are arrested, the federal authorities may impose different regulations and make arrests simpler.
Is the evident distraction causing people to miss the greater picture?
I know the facts.
In any case, D.C.’s 99 murders in 2025 is high when compared to other cities with the same population. It’s like if one person says, “We’re doing fine,” and another responds, “Even on your best day, you’re doing horribly worse than anywhere else.”
A decline in D.C. homicides? If we look at the data with a 12-month perspective, 2025 is not looking good, as there were 112 murders in 2024.
In comparison, there have been six murders in Charleston/North Charleston, South Carolina, which has 765,000 residents, Rochester, New York, which has 758,000 residents and only 16 homicides, Dayton, Ohio, which has 754,000 residents and 23 murders, and Knoxville, Tennessee, which has 807,000 residents and only four murders in 2025.
An Emergency EO was so signed.
The definition of an emergency, in my opinion, varies depending on who is using the term and how it is defined.
The murder rate in 2024 was three times greater in D.C. than in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Trump’s executive order mandates that Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., provide the President with access to the MPD’s services. Additionally, it gives the Attorney General jurisdiction to keep an eye on the emergency situation.
It states that in order for residents, visitors, and employees to live in harmony in the nation’s capital, President Trump has a constitutional duty to restore order. The capital of our country ought to be a source of pride rather than a source of shame.
Trump stated I will take care of our beloved Capital, and we will make it, genuinely, GREAT AGAIN, just as I did with the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before! It was the world’s most beautiful capital before the tents, dirt, misery, and crime. Soon, it will be the case once more.
Does the president have the authority to use its City/State Police, who might or might not be overruled, to clean up an area, a federal district?
To stop what they described as Trump’s illegal and unprecedented decision to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, Democratic lawmakers submitted a joint resolution.
The only emergency here, according to Representative Jamie Raskin, is a lawless president who is facing an increasing public relations crisis as a result of his close association with Jeffrey Epstein and his obstinate unwillingness to make the Epstein file public, even after promising to do so.
More important than the fact that the gaslighting brought up Epstein’s name is the fact that the Blue had four years to reveal the information described above.
How is the ludicrous crime in D.C. related to Epstein?
Residents of D.C. are empowered to manage their local affairs, including choosing a mayor and members of the local council, according to the Home Rule Act of 1973. However, the president and Congress have the legal authority to oversee local laws and local tax revenue because D.C. is regarded as a federal district rather than a state.
The same provision gives the president the authority to assume control of the D.C. police force for federal purposes for a period of 30 days in the event of an emergency.
The EO was reduced late last week so that MPD could maintain control. It provides Pamela Smith, the chief of police in D.C., with her response regarding the line of command. Bowser had to answer that question for Smith during a press conference last week because she was perplexed by it.
Rita Cook is an author and editor who focuses on writing about politics, crime, travel, and cars. She is a Texas Metro News correspondent, a low-budget film producer, and the author of eleven books.
