A key part of the FBI’s crackdown against violent criminals has been the agency’s Operation Summer Heat.
President Donald Trump commended the FBI in an Oct. 20 Truth Social post, saying that the agency is doing an “incredible job,” having arrested thousands of criminals and disrupted criminal activity across the nation.
“Since January 20th, more than 28,000 Violent Criminals have been arrested (RECORD BREAKING!), with over 6,000 illegal weapons seized, more than 1,700 child predators and 300 human traffickers taken off the streets, 5,000 innocent children rescued, 2,000 Criminal Enterprises disrupted, 1,900 kilos of Fentanyl (Enough to kill 125 Million people!) taken out—HISTORIC RESULTS,” Trump wrote.
“We are bringing LAW AND ORDER back to America. Kash, Dan, Andrew, and the men and women of the FBI, are doing a tremendous job, MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!”
He was referring to FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino, and Co-deputy Director Andrew Bailey.
A key part of the FBI’s crackdown against violent criminals has been the agency’s Operation Summer Heat, which ran from June to September and targeted such individuals.
On Oct. 15, Trump and Patel announced that more than 8,700 violent criminals were arrested from major U.S. cities during the operation. About 11,000 murderers were arrested, with roughly half of them wanted for more than one homicide.
Some places, such as Nashville and New Orleans, saw a 250 percent jump in arrests of people whom Trump described as the most violent offenders.
Nationwide, crime fell by 20 percent from the same period in 2024, with Trump calling the recent summer the “safest and most peaceful summer in two decades.”
“There’s still much more work to be done, which is why the FBI continues to work alongside the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security [DHS], and the Department of War to defend law and order and combat violent crime, arrest illegal aliens, and make American cities the safest in the world,” the president said.
“Every American deserves to live in a community where they’re not afraid of being mugged, murdered, robbed, raped, assaulted, or shot.
“And that’s exactly what our administration is working to deliver.”
Multiple FBI offices have released statistics related to Operation Summer Heat, touting its success in cracking down on violent crime.
In an Oct. 8 statement, the FBI’s Baltimore office announced 224 arrests during the operation, including making 62 drug seizures and recovering 17 weapons.
FBI Houston announced the arrest of 64 individuals, recovering 65 weapons and seizing more than 85 kilos of cocaine and 28 kilos of fentanyl. The agency’s Cleveland office revealed that it has made 125 arrests during Summer Heat.
