Crime · 2026-08-14
National Guard deployments reduced city crime by 70% or 80%
Exaggerated
Trump cited crime reductions of 70% or 80% after National Guard deployments to cities including Washington, Memphis and New Orleans.
What the evidence shows
Those percentages did not match local police data, and criminologists disputed the implication that deployments were the principal cause of declining crime.
What happened next
Assessment reflects the cited reporting and data available at the time; check for subsequent revisions.
Assessment notes
Editorial paraphrase, not a verbatim quote. Assessment concerns the narrow claim stated here. Where an exact speech date is not established, the date is an approximate month placeholder.