Overview

• Seventy-nine percent of District residents oppose the president’s federal crime operation, according to the Washington Post/Schar School poll reported by the Washington Examiner.
• Twenty-four percent named Trump or Trump-related actions as Washington’s biggest problem, compared with 22% who cited crime, the poll found.
• The share calling crime an extremely or very serious issue fell to 31% from 50% in May, reflecting a sharp shift in perceptions over the summer.
• Those who say they feel very safe rose to 39% from 26% in May, and 78% report feeling at least somewhat safe.
• National Guard troops and federal agents remain deployed in the city, and Examiner columns cite a week without a homicide and short-term drops in carjackings and robberies since the surge.