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Trump administration plans to cut millions of security funds Washington, DCalthough the president also directed federal law enforcement to increase its presence in cities due to “completely out of control” crimes.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a grant notice released last week that DC’s urban security fund will receive $25.2 million, a 44% decrease from the previous year.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said Friday it cuts funds to multiple cities to align with the “current threat landscape.” Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Jersey City also cut security funds, but DC’s decline was the largest in any urban area that received funding from the program in the last fiscal year.
DHS “observes the transition from large, coordinated attacks such as 9/11 to simpler small-scale attacks, increasing the vulnerability of soft targets and crowded spaces in urban areas”.
President Trump increases federal law enforcement presence after violent crime surge
Trump administration plans to cut $20 million in security funding for Washington, D.C. (iStock)
Violent crime Between 2023 and 2024, Washington, D.C. fell 35%, with the U.S. Attorneys’ Office in December saying there were 3,388 incidents last year, compared with 5,215 incidents the previous year.
Crimes that fell sharply last year include homicides down 30%, sexual abuse down 22%, and dangerous weapon attacks down 27%. Robbery and thefts in both fell slightly to 8%.
Federal funding covers security needs in the national capital region, including surrounding cities in Maryland and Virginia.
FEMA has $553.5 million to support cities across the United States to improve security. It is unclear how much of the total security budget for the national capital region comes from the plan.
DC violent crime fell 35% in 2024 to a 30-year low: U.S. lawyers
Trump directed federal law enforcement to increase their presence in the U.S. capital. (Washington ATF)
In the past, local officials used federal funds in Hazmat training, recruiting officials and replacing fibers, according to a 2016 report by the Washington, D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
Thursday, Trump’s instructions After a series of violent crimes, federal law enforcement will beat a series of violent crimes on the streets of the city earlier this week.
“Crime in Washington, D.C. is totally out of control,” Trump wrote in Society of Truth. “Local youth’ and gang members, only 14, 15 and 16, are randomly attacking, robbing, disability and shooting innocent citizens while knowing they were released almost immediately. They are not afraid of law enforcement.
Trump has recommended changes to DC law to allow teenagers under the age of 14 to sue adults. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
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The president said the nation’s capital “must be safe, clean and beautiful, and for all Americans, it is important to make it visible to the whole world.”
He continued: “If DC doesn’t put its actions together as soon as possible, we have no choice but to take control of the city and run how the city should work and take the criminals to notice that they will no longer escape it.” “Maybe it should have been done a long time ago, then this incredible young man, and many others, doesn’t have to go through the horror of violent crime.”
Reuters contributed to the report.
