# 2025-15550: President Declares Emergency Over Surging Crime in D.C.

2025-15550, Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-08-14, effective 2025-08-11 (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15550
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15550
- Title: Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 39301
- Published: 2025-08-14
- Effective: 2025-08-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

President Declares Emergency Over Surging Crime in D.C.

## Summary

The President has declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., because rising violence is threatening the safety of citizens, tourists, and federal workers. This order boosts law enforcement efforts to restore peace and protect the nation's capital, ensuring the government can work without fear. The emergency declaration kicks in immediately and signals increased funding and resources to tackle crime fast and effectively.

## Effects PRIA read

- Federal Use of DC Police Immediately: benefit, medium. The President ordered that the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia be made available for Federal purposes effective immediately, with the Mayor required to provide those services for the maximum period permitted under section 740 of the Home Rule Act. The order says these Fed…

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## Sources
- [2025-15550 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/14/2025-15550/declaring-a-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia)
- [2025-15550 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-14/pdf/2025-15550.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15550 (as of 2026-11-03).