President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to federalize Washington, D.C., in response to youth violence that is “totally out of control,” calling for local minors and gang members over the age of 14 to be prosecuted as adults.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said local youth and gang members are “randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released.”

The president said it appears the suspects are “not afraid” of the police, “because they know nothing ever happens to them.”

The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., said there were 82 carjackings in 2023, with 63% of them involving guns and only 14 arrests. (Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In May, affiliate FOX 5 D.C. reported that a large group of teens took over a Navy Yard park, leading to several arrests and one hospitalization.

In July, congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, a 16-year-old boy and a woman were shot in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting. Tarpinian-Jachym later died.

In April, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was walking to the Navy Yard Metro Station when his staff member told him a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority police officer had been stabbed in the face.

The Metropolitan Police Department, United States Capitol Police and White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.