Top law enforcement agency offers cash awards for tips leading to DC arrests amid Trump's crime crackdown

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that there will be $500 awards doled out for tips that lead to an arrest in Washington, D.C.

The crackdown on crime in the nation's capital continues in coordination with local and federal agencies after President Donald Trump announced a takeover of the city's police force earlier this month.

With Immigration and Customs Enforcement out, many of the arrests have been immigration-related, but roughly half of the over 200 non-immigration arrests have been in the high-crime Wards 7 and 8, a White House analysis explained, according to Axios.

"Thanks to President Trump's leadership and the outstanding work of both federal and local law enforcement, dangerous gang members like the one picked up last night will not be allowed on the streets of our nation's capital," she continued.

On immigration, Bondi issued an order last week giving local police the ability to comply with federal immigration authorities, despite the city having its own sanctuary laws.

The DC Police Union, who's backing the move from the Trump administration, said on Monday that there's been a 46% decrease in robberies, an 83% decrease in carjackings, a 21% decrease in car theft, and a 22% decrease in violent crime.  

"While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act in order to make these changes permanent," the union posted on Monday.

There's been opposition from Democrats on the takeover, with some criticizing the level of law enforcement presence, including the National Guard, on city streets.

"American soldiers and airmen policing American citizens on American soil is #UnAmerican," Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted from her personal account last week.

"Let us be clear: armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil. Instead of making DC more secure, it undermines public safety and endangers our democracy. It's DC today, but the same dangerous strategy can be deployed to occupy any American community," he tweeted on Tuesday.