Executive Order
#14333 -- Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia (August 11, 2025)
Highlights
EO claims that DC's level of lawlessness poses a risk to the federal functions, including hindering recruitment and retention such that the levels of crime undermine critical government functions.
Key Compliance/Risk Cue
Certain crime statistics cited in the EO could not be independently corroborated, including the statement that DC's crime was “highest than all 50 states,” and that DC was one of the “top 20% most dangerous cities in the world.”
Litigation Snapshot
On August 15, 2025, D.C. filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging EO#14333's unlawful assertions of authority pose an immediate and irreparable harm to the District, specifically to the chain of command of MPDC thus endangering public and officer safety. The District is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions.