August 20, 2026
National Priorities Project Research on National Guard Deployment Costs Featured in Common Dreams
Common Dreams cites IPS's Hanna Homestead finding that the National Guard deployment in D.C. costs nearly 9 to 10 times more than it would to house every homeless person in the city — while a Reuters investigation finds the troops have had almost no impact on violent crime.
Common Dreams cites research by Hanna Homestead of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies finding that deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C. is now nearly 9 to 10 times more costly than providing affordable housing for every homeless person in the city — in a piece examining a new Reuters investigation showing that despite costing taxpayers millions per day, the Guard has played a role in just 1.3% of criminal cases in the capital.
