Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story
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President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and other big cities as a way to fight crime. Yet behind the aggressive talk, data actually shows that most U.S. violent crime has been in a steady decline.
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Trump escalates push to deploy troops to cities
Headline from The Hill ·
Following LA and DC, Trump wants to send the National Guard to other US cities. Here’s how he can do it
Headline from CNN ·
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Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story
President Trump has escalated his threat to deploy National Guard troops to major cities to address crime as the federal crackdown in Washington, D.C., enters its third week.
President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across the country, with the administration making moves to once again use the US military for its anti-crime agenda.
With Trump's deployment of the Guard to DC to clamp down on the city's high crime going so well, he's now eyeing other cities for possible fed intervention.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime, showi
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and other big cities as a way to fight crime. Yet behind the aggressive talk, data actually shows that most U.S. violent crime has been in a steady decline.
Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington D.C., President Trump has suggested sending troops to other cities like Chicago and Baltimore, claiming they are needed to crack down on crime.
President Donald Trump has hinted at deploying the National Guard to some major cities to manage crime in the areas, similar to his actions in Washington, D.C., But new data reflects a significant drop in crime in several cities so far in 2025.
President Trump has maligned Democratic-run cities that all are in states that opposed him in 2024. But he hasn't threatened sending in the National Guard to any major cities in Republican-leaning states.
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