A New Study Says DC’s National Guard Surge Did Not Reduce Violent Crime

About this episode

The episode discusses a study revealing that the national guard deployment in DC reduced property crimes but did not affect violent crime rates.

A new think tank study has some fascinating findings about Donald Trump’s national guard deployment in DC: The dramatic surge reduced property crimes by almost a quarter — but did nothing about violence. Richard Hahn from the Niskanen Center is here to explain. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter City Cast DC. You can text us or leave a voicemail at: (202) 642-2654. You can also become a member, with ad-free listening, for as little as $10 a month. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 8th episode: Folger Shakespeare Library Mugsy Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.

People in this episode

Host: City Cast

Guest: Richard Hahn

Topics covered

• national guard
• violent crime
• property crime
• DC news
• think tank study

Keywords

• national guard
• violent crime
• property crime
• DC
• study
• Richard Hahn
• Niskanen Center

Sponsors

Folger Shakespeare Library, Mugsy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Niskanen Center, City Cast DC

Places: DC

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