Executive Order 14333: Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

What the order contains

Section headings exactly as they appear in the official text.

• Sec. 1. Crime is out of control in the District of Columbia
• Sec. 2. Services of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
• Sec. 3. Operational Control of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
• Sec. 4. Monitoring and Recommendations
• Sec. 5. Severability
• Sec. 6. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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Washington, District of Columbia, is our Nation's capital and home to the central institutions of American governance. Yet rising violence in the capital now urgently endangers public servants, citizens, and tourists, disrupts safe and secure transportation and the proper functioning of the Federal Government, and forces the diversion of critical public resources toward emergency response and security measures. The city government's failure to maintain public order and safety has had a dire impact on the Federal Government's ability to operate efficiently to address the Nation's broader interests without fear of our workers being subjected to rampant violence. The increase in violent crime in the heart of our Republic has consequences beyond the individual tragedies that have dominated media coverage. […]

Federal Register notes

See: EO 14339, August 25, 2025; EO 14340, August 25, 2025