Nearly half of all non-immigration-related arrests since President Donald Trump announced his plan to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., and deploy the National Guard have occurred in two of the city’s highest-crime wards.
According to White House figures, federal authorities have made 212 arrests excluding immigration cases since Aug. 8, with 101 arrests, or about 48%, taking place in Wards 7 and 8, majority-Black neighborhoods long plagued by violent crime, Axios reported Tuesday.
Of the arrests, 24 were related to gun charges in Ward 8, while 11 gun arrests occurred in Ward 7. Authorities also reported 31 narcotics cases, seven driving under the influence charges, and two assaults. Immigration-related arrests totaled 164, many involving additional charges such as assault and drug distribution.
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