Study Finds National Guard Had No Effect on D.C. Violent Crime After 10-Month Deployment
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Updated · NPR · Jun 4
Study Finds National Guard Had No Effect on D.C. Violent Crime After 10-Month Deployment
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jun 4
Summary
A new study found the National Guard’s presence in Washington, D.C., did little to reduce violent crime, undercutting the main rationale for the deployment.
Since last August, Guard troops have been part of a federal task force created to fight crime in the capital.
Their footprint is set to double in the coming weeks despite the study’s finding of no measurable impact on violent crime.
The report sharpens questions over whether a larger Guard deployment will improve public safety or simply extend a strategy the study says has not worked.