Since President Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. police, safety in the nation’s capital has drastically improved. Robberies are down 46 percent, carjackings fell by 83 percent, and violent crime is down 22 percent, according to the White House. Dozens of homeless encampments have also been cleared, gang members have been locked up, 111 firearms have been seized, and there have been more than 1,000 total arrests since Aug. 7.
Still, that doesn’t mean every criminal has been rooted out. On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents received a call as they were making D.C. “safe and beautiful” about a carjacking in progress.
“Agents immediately responded to the area and stopped the fleeing suspect,” CBP said on X. “The suspect was arrested and will be charged with multiple criminal offenses. CBP will continue to support all presidential executive orders and assure DC is safe again.”
BREAKING: Today while making D.C. safe and beautiful, CBP agents received a call of a carjacking in progress. Agents immediately responded to the area and stopped the fleeing suspect.
— CBP (@CBP) August 25, 2025
The suspect was arrested and will be charged with multiple criminal offenses.
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Carjackings were previously among the biggest crime issues plaguing the city, with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin even admitting it's why he won't wear a seatbelt when driving around the nation's capital.
"I don’t want to be stuck in my vehicle when I need to exit in a hurry, because I got a seatbelt around me and that — and I wear my seatbelt all the time, but in Washington, D.C., I do not because it is so prevalent,” he told Fox News earlier this month. "And I don't want the same thing happening to me what's happened to a lot of people that work on the Hill."
