President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. produced a drop in “opportunistic crime” but had no measurable effect on violent crime, a new study says.
WASHINGTON — As the nation’s capital gears for a second federal surge this summer, a new study digs beyond the numbers and analyzes the impact of President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard last year.
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The study conducted by the Niskanen Center takes a look at the deployment of an estimated 2,000 National Guard members starting last August.
Did crime drop?
Researchers say the deployment led
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