WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 12: Members of the National Guard stand in the shade as a man walks with a baby and a dog through The Park at LeDroit in Northwest on August 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming credit for Washington's dramatic crime decline a year after Trump sent thousands of National Guard troops to the nation's Capitol. Still, the evidence shows crime was already falling before his federal intervention, and the extent to which his policies accelerated that decline remains disputed. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)