President Donald Trump and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced a major update on Wednesday on the administration’s sweeping crackdown on crime.
Patel announced that through Operation Summer Heat, authorities made 8,629 arrests, seized 2,261 firearms, 421 kilograms of fentanyl and nearly 45,000 kilograms of cocaine between June 24 and September 20, 2025. There was also an 86% increase in arrests of violent criminals compared to the administration of former President Joe Biden.
In seven months, federal law enforcement arrested a record 28,600 violent criminals, Patel said.
“This is what happens when you remove militarization. This number is historic in every way, 28,000 people were arrested. Nothing but violent criminals,” Patel said in the Oval Office. (RELATED: Residents of one of DC’s toughest neighborhoods say Trump’s crackdown on crime is necessary)
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Throughout the Biden administration, the FBI has arrested between 15,000 and 17,113 violent criminals, according to the White House.
MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.
Over the past several months, FBI offices in all 50 states have made cracking down on violent crime a top law enforcement priority, and they have done just that: rounding up and arresting thousands of the most violent and dangerous criminals. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/TzuHGmUcwK
– The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 15, 2025
The administration has been cracking down on crime in major U.S. cities by deploying the National Guard to increase the number of arrests in those areas. In Washington, D.C., federal law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 3,500 criminals since the Metropolitan Police Department was federalized in August, according to CBS News.
The National Guard has also been deployed to Memphis, Tennessee and Chicago, Illinois. The Memphis Safe Task Force arrested at least 800 people Monday, including people on suspicion of homicide and narcotics.
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