Trump Announces Which City Is Next As Part of Ongoing Crimefighting Push

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is expanding its sweeping federal crackdown on violent crime — and the next focus will be San Francisco.

Speaking from the Oval Office, President Trump praised federal law enforcement and the FBI for what he described as “historic results” in the fight against violent offenders. According to the president, the FBI has made more than 23,000 violent crime arrests since he took office — more than double the total during the final year of the Biden administration.

The president said his administration’s goal is simple: “to ensure every city in America is safe.” He told reporters that San Francisco, a city long plagued by homelessness, drugs, and lawlessness, will be the next major focus of federal attention.

“These are great cities that could be fixed,” Trump said. “I’m going to be strongly recommending … [we] start looking at San Francisco. I think we can make San Francisco one of our great cities. … It’s a mess, and we have great support in San Francisco. … Every American deserves to live in a community where they’re not afraid of being mugged, murdered, robbed, raped, assaulted, or shot.”

According to Fox News, FBI Director Kash Patel outlined the results of Operation Summer Heat, a national initiative targeting violent criminals. In just three months, Patel said the operation resulted in 8,700 arrests, the seizure of 2,200 firearms, and 421 kilograms of fentanyl — enough to kill an estimated 55 million Americans.

So far this year, Patel said, the FBI has seized a total of 1,900 kilograms of fentanyl, representing lethal doses for 127 million Americans.

Patel highlighted the difference in federal law enforcement activity compared to the Biden years:

“If you look at the past four years of the Biden administration, [there were] 16,000, 17,000, 15,000, 15,000 … arrests year over year of violent felons in this country,” Patel said. “You have 28,600 arrests of violent felons in just seven months alone because of your leadership and the dedication of the men and women at the FBI who want to go out there and do the job they were prevented from doing. … This number is historic by every metric.”

Patel also emphasized the FBI’s renewed focus on protecting children. He reported that 5,400 missing children have been located since January — a 30% increase over the last administration — and that arrests for violent crimes against children are up 10%, while gang arrests have surged 210% in just seven months.

“Mr. President, you said we have to go after the worst of the worst. … This is just the beginning,” Patel added.

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino echoed those remarks, highlighting the agency’s recent successes through partnerships with local law enforcement.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Bongino wrote, “Operation Summer Heat continues to deliver results as we strive to protect the communities we serve.” He praised cooperation between the FBI, DEA, USPS, and local departments nationwide.

Among the recent operations:

• FBI New York arrested a suspect involved in the robbery of a gas station that left an elderly worker traumatized.
• FBI Seattle dismantled a large-scale street gang responsible for trafficking narcotics through multiple airports, seizing 23 firearms and nearly 10 kilograms of drugs.
• FBI Tampa, working with multiple federal partners, broke up the Hood Boys gang in Lakeland, Florida, which was accused of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through false loan applications.

President Trump’s renewed focus on public safety — particularly in cities long dominated by progressive leadership — marks a sharp contrast to the “soft-on-crime” approach that defined the previous administration. By putting federal muscle behind restoring law and order, the president is making clear that the era of urban decay and unchecked violence is coming to an end.