SCOOP: Trump expands DC crime task force with hiring push of nationwide law enforcement
In a bold move to address crime in the nation’s capital, the Trump administration is expanding its D.C. Task Force, which was initially launched in early 2025. This expansion includes the introduction of a new hiring portal, SAFEDC.GOV, aimed at attracting law enforcement officers, military veterans, and civilians from across the country. The task force currently operates with over 2,000 law enforcement personnel on duty each night, and the new initiative seeks to bolster these numbers further. Those selected for positions will serve an initial deployment of up to one year, with benefits including recruitment bonuses, healthcare, federal pensions, and paid leave. This hiring push reflects the administration’s commitment to combating crime in D.C., a city that has faced significant challenges in recent years, including a surge in violent crime and incidents involving juveniles.
The urgency for such measures stems from a dramatic increase in crime rates following the nationwide turmoil of 2020, which included a spike in murders and violent incidents. D.C. has seen harrowing events, such as the tragic shooting of a young congressional intern and a rise in carjackings, prompting President Trump to label the situation a crime emergency. In response, he has taken decisive actions, including signing executive orders to federalize the police department and enhance the presence of law enforcement in the city. These efforts are underscored by significant outcomes, with more than 5,000 arrests and the recovery of 14 missing children since the task force’s inception. While Trump has praised the task force’s success and its impact on public safety, critics, primarily from the Democratic Party, argue that the administration’s approach constitutes an overreach of power, especially as crime rates show signs of decline.
As Trump continues his international engagements, including meetings with foreign leaders and U.S. troops stationed in Asia, he remains focused on the safety of Washington, D.C. He has emphasized the rapid turnaround in the city’s safety, claiming that the crime rate has plummeted and that residents are finally able to enjoy public spaces again. The administration’s efforts in D.C. are not just a local initiative; they serve as a model for other cities grappling with similar crime challenges, such as Los Angeles and Portland. With the launch of the hiring portal and ongoing law enforcement operations, the Trump administration is positioning itself as proactive in the fight against crime, aiming to restore public confidence and safety in urban environments.
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The Trump administration is expanding its D.C. Task Force launched earlier in 2025 to combat
crime
in the nation’s capital with a new hiring portal that’s open to law enforcement and civilians across the country, Fox News Digital has learned.
More than 2,000 law enforcement personnel support the task force on a nightly basis, and it will now expand its mission with a hiring push. The administration launched a new hiring portal,
SAFEDC.GOV
, Wednesday, calling on law enforcement officers, military veterans and civilians to apply for positions at federal agencies participating in the task force.
Hired applicants will work an initial deployment on the D.C. Task Force for up to one year, Fox News Digital learned. Those hired are eligible to receive recruitment bonuses, healthcare, federal pensions, paid leave and other benefits.
The launch of the portal comes after President
Donald Trump
repeatedly has celebrated the task force’s success in D.C., pointing to it as an example for other cities to clean up their crime woes.
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Washington, D.C., was among cities nationwide hit by 2020’s violent crime wave that saw murders skyrocket nationally. In the following years, D.C. was
rocked by shootings
that left innocent children dead, a trend of juveniles committing carjackings that sometimes turned deadly and shoplifting crimes and attacks, including the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old congressional intern in June.
Democrats have pushed back on Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown — and similar efforts in cities such as Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon — characterizing it as “abuse of power” and not needed as crime trends have ticked down since 2020.
“We went from the most unsafe place anywhere to a place that now people, friends are calling me up, Democrats are calling me up, and they’re saying, ‘Sir, I want to thank you. My wife and I went out to dinner last night for the first time in four years, and Washington, D.C., is safe, and you did that in four days,” Trump said in August.
PRESIDENT TRUMP INCREASES FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN DC FOLLOWING VIOLENT CRIME SURGE
Trump signed an executive order in March establishing the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force to combat crime in the city and amplify efforts to beautify it before signing another executive order in August declaring a crime emergency in the city and federalizing the police department.
Hundreds of National Guard troops patrol the city’s streets amid the crackdown, including at highly trafficked hubs such as Union Station.
More than 20 federal and local law enforcement agencies aid the task force, notching more than 5,000 arrests since it first began. The efforts also have led to the recovery of 14 missing children and the removal of over 400 guns from the city, according to White House data.
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Trump specifically called for the administration to roll out a hiring portal for the task force in a third related executive order Aug. 25, ordering the task force to “establish an online portal for Americans with
law enforcement
or other relevant backgrounds and experience to apply to join Federal law enforcement entities to support the policy goals described in Executive Order 14333.”
Trump is in the midst of a weeklong trip to Asia to meet with foreign leaders to discuss trade and regional security. He also met with U.S. troops stationed in Japan Tuesday, when he also touted the safety of
Washington, D.C.,
since his crime crackdown began.
“The crime is down to almost nothing. It’s a whole different ballgame. It took literally 12 days, but let’s give us a month to do it. Really, we had it drum tight, and it’s a beautiful thing. And our people in the service, and, you know, people don’t care if we send in our military, if we send in our National Guard, if we send in Space Command. They don’t care who the hell it is. They just want to be safe. And we have safe cities now. We’re starting in Memphis, and Memphis was a disaster,” Trump said.
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