About two-thirds of people think crime is a “major” problem in the United States, according to a poll, after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., this month.

A new Associated Press-NORC poll found that 66% of respondents categorized crime as a major problem nationwide, while 32% said it was a minor problem. In large cities, the percentage gap between the two answers grew. Just over 80% of people classified crime as a major problem in cities, compared to 18% who said it’s a minor problem.

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Republicans are more likely to believe crime is a significant problem in large cities, with 96% answering as much. Meanwhile, 68% of Democrats think so.

When respondents were asked to think more locally, crime wasn’t as big an issue. Less than 25% said crime was a major problem in their community, and 20% said the same in their small towns or rural areas.

The poll’s findings come as Trump uses the National Guard and federal agents to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C., and beautify the nation’s capital. Mayor Muriel Bowser credited Trump on Wednesday with a major decrease in homicides and carjackings since the local police force was federalized, although she did signal her discontent with the National Guard members deployed from Republican states.

More than half of people, according to the poll published Wednesday, also favor the use of the military and National Guard to assist local police. However, that support goes down when respondents are asked if the federal government’s takeover of police departments in large cities is acceptable.

Only 32% overall say it’s acceptable compared to 55% who say otherwise. Partisan voters are unsurprisingly divided on the issue, with 51% of Republicans backing federal intervention and 78% of Democrats opposing the idea.

Meanwhile, Trump’s handling of crime is garnering majority support. Overall, 53% approve of his job performance on the issue, with 88% of Republicans and 16% of Democrats contributing to the approval rating. About 46% of independents also approve.

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Trump has vowed to bring the crime crackdown in Washington to other blue cities. Chicago and New York are expected to be the next targets in the near future, and Baltimore may eventually see similar treatment after the president got into an online spat with Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), who argued both the state and city had seen notable decreases in violent crimes this year despite Baltimore’s ranking as the fourth most dangerous U.S. city in a U.S. News and World Report survey.

The Associated Press-NORC conducted its poll from Aug. 21 to 25 with 1,182 respondents, and the overall margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.