PAGE  1
000 A000000 05/31/2012
000 C000000 0000846596
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 6.1
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 DWS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
001 B000000 811-05767
001 C000000 2015936408
002 A000000 345 PARK AVENUE
002 B000000 NEW YORK
002 C000000 NY
002 D010000 10154
002 D020000 5808
003  000000 N
004  000000 N
005  000000 N
006  000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000  0
007 C010100  1
008 A000001 DEUTSCHE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC.
008 B000001 A
008 C000001 801-252
008 D010001 NEW YORK
008 D020001 NY
008 D030001 10154
010 A000001 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
010 B000001 85-11329
010 C010001 Boston
010 C020001 MA
010 C030001 02111
010 A000002 COMPUTERSHARE, INC.
010 C010002 PROVIDENCE
010 C020002 RI
010 C030002 02940
012 A000001 DWS INVESTMENTS SERVICE COMPANY
012 B000001 84-1713
012 C010001 KANSAS CITY
012 C020001 MO
012 C030001 64105
012 A000002 DST SYSTEMS, INC.
012 B000002 84-00448
012 C010002 KANSAS CITY
012 C020002 MO
012 C030002 64105
013 A000001 ERNST & YOUNG LLP
013 B010001 BOSTON
      PAGE  2
013 B020001 MA
013 B030001 02116
014 A000001 AO DB Securities (Kazakhstan)
014 B000001 8-000000
014 A000002 BT Opera Trading SA
014 B000002 8-000000
014 A000003 DB EQUITY LIMITED
014 B000003 8-0
014 A000004 DB International (Asia) Limited
014 B000004 8-000000
014 A000005 DB SECURITIES S.A.
014 B000005 8-000000
014 A000006 DB Securities Services NJ Inc.
014 B000006 8-000000
014 A000007 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Filiale
014 B000007 8-000000
014 A000008 DEUTSCHE BANK CORRETORA DE VALORES SA
014 B000008 8-0
014 A000009 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.
014 B000009 8-0000
014 A000010 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES LIMITED
014 B000010 8-0
014 A000011 Deutsche Bank Societa per Azioni
014 B000011 8-000000
014 A000012 Deutsche Bank Zartkoruen Mukodo
014 B000012 8-000000
014 A000013 DEUTSCHE CAPITAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA LTD
014 B000013 8-0
014 A000014 Deutsche Equities India Private Limited
014 B000014 8-000000
014 A000015 Deutsche Futures Singapore Pte Ltd
014 B000015 8-0
014 A000016 Deutsche Regis Partners Inc
014 B000016 8-000000
014 A000017 DEUTSCHE SECURITIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
014 B000017 8-0
014 A000018 Deutsche Securities (Proprietary) Limited
014 B000018 8-000000
014 A000019 DEUTSCHE SECURITIES ASIA LIMITED
014 B000019 8-0
014 A000020 Deutsche Securities Asia Limited, Singapore
014 B000020 8-0
014 A000021 Deutsche Securities Asia Limited, Taipei
014 B000021 8-0
014 A000022 Deutsche Securities Australia Limited
014 B000022 8-031670
014 A000023 DEUTSCHE SECURITIES CORREDORES DE BOLSA LTD
014 B000023 8-000000
014 A000024 Deutsche Securities Inc.
014 B000024 8-000000
014 A000025 Deutsche Securities Israel Ltd.
      PAGE  3
014 B000025 8-000000
014 A000026 DEUTSCHE SECURITIES KOREA CO.
014 B000026 8-0
014 A000027 Deutsche Securities Limited
014 B000027 8-0
014 A000028 Deutsche Securities Menkul Degerler A.S.
014 B000028 8-000000
014 A000029 Deutsche Securities Sociedad de Bolsa S.A.
014 B000029 8-000000
014 A000030 Deutsche Securities Venezuela S.A.
014 B000030 8-000000
014 A000031 Deutsche Securities, S.A. de C.V., Bolsa
014 B000031 8-000000
014 A000032 DMG & PARTNERS SECURITIES PTE LTD
014 B000032 8-0
014 A000033 DWS INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
014 B000033 8-047765
014 A000034 K & N Kenanga Holdings Bhd
014 B000034 8-000000
014 A000035 Kenanga Deutsche Futures Sdn Bhd
014 B000035 8-000000
014 A000036 OOO Deutsche Bank
014 B000036 8-000000
014 A000037 PT. Deutsche Securities Indonesia
014 B000037 8-000000
014 A000038 PT. Deutsche Verdhana Indonesia
014 B000038 8-000000
014 A000039 Tilney Investment Management
014 B000039 8-000000
014 A000040 Yieldbroker Pty Ltd.
014 B000040 8-000000
014 A000041 ZAO Deutsche Securities
014 B000041 8-00000
014 A000042 DB STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.
014 B000042 8-000000
014 A000043 DEUTSCHE SECURITIES SAUDI ARABIA LLC
014 B000043 8-000000
014 A000044 HANOI BUILDING COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK
014 B000044 8-000000
014 A000045 Deutsche Postbank AG
014 B000045 8-0
014 A000046 BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft
014 B000046 8-00000
014 A000047 Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co.
014 B000047 8-00000
014 A000048 Deutsche Bank Europe GMbh, Filiale Budapest
014 B000048 8-00000
014 A000049 Deutsche Capital Markets Algeria SPA
014 B000049 8-00000
014 A000050 Deutsche Managed Investments Limited
014 B000050 8-00000
      PAGE  4
014 A000051 Public joint-stock Co "Deutsche Bank DBU"
014 B000051 8-00000
014 A000052 London Dry Bulk Limited
014 B000052 8-00000
015 A000001 STATE STREET BANK  AND TRUST COMPANY
015 B000001 C
015 C010001 BOSTON
015 C020001 MA
015 C030001 02111
015 E010001 X
015 A000002 CITIBANK, N.A.
015 B000002 S
015 C010002 BUENOS AIRES
015 D010002 ARGENTINA
015 E040002 X
015 A000003 CITIGROUP PTY. LIMITED
015 B000003 S
015 C010003 SYDNEY
015 D010003 AUSTRALIA
015 E040003 X
015 A000004 UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG
015 B000004 S
015 C010004 VIENNA
015 D010004 AUSTRIA
015 E040004 X
015 A000005 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000005 S
015 C010005 MANAMA
015 D010005 BAHRAIN
015 D020005 304
015 E040005 X
015 A000006 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B000006 S
015 C010006 DHAKA
015 D010006 BANGLADESH
015 E040006 X
015 A000007 VIA SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE
015 B000007 S
015 C010007 ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
015 D010007 BENIN
015 D020007 BP 1355
015 E040007 X
015 A000008 HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited
015 B000008 S
015 C010008 Hamilton
015 D010008 BERMUDA
015 E040008 X
015 A000009 UNICREDIT BANK D.D.
015 B000009 S
015 C010009 SARAJEVO
015 D010009 Bosnia & Herzegovina
      PAGE  5
015 E040009 X
015 A000010 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED
015 B000010 S
015 C010010 GABORONE
015 D010010 BOTSWANA
015 E040010 X
015 A000011 CITIBANK, N.A
015 B000011 S
015 C010011 SAO PAULO
015 D010011 BRAZIL
015 E040011 X
015 A000012 ING BANK N.V.
015 B000012 S
015 C010012 SOFIA
015 D010012 BULGARIA
015 E040012 X
015 A000013 VIA SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE
015 B000013 S
015 C010013 ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
015 D010013 BURKINA FASO
015 D020013 BP 1355
015 E040013 X
015 A000014 STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY CANADA
015 B000014 S
015 C010014 TORONTO
015 D010014 CANADA
015 E040014 X
015 A000015 BANCO ITAU CHILE
015 B000015 S
015 C010015 SANTIAGO
015 D010015 CHILE
015 E040015 X
015 A000016 HSBC BANK (CHINA) CO., LTD.
015 B000016 S
015 C010016 SHANGHAI
015 D010016 PEOPLES REP OF CHINA
015 E040016 X
015 A000017 CITITRUST COLOMBIA S.A. SOCIEDAD FIDUCIARIA
015 B000017 S
015 C010017 BOGOTA
015 D010017 COLOMBIA
015 E040017 X
015 A000018 BANCO BCT S.A.
015 B000018 S
015 C010018 SAN JOSE
015 D010018 COSTA RICA
015 E040018 X
015 A000019 PRIVREDNA BANKA ZAGREB D.D.
015 B000019 S
015 C010019 ZAGREB
015 D010019 CROATIA
      PAGE  6
015 E040019 X
015 A000020 BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.C.A.
015 B000020 S
015 C010020 Cyprus
015 D010020 Cyprus
015 E040020 X
015 A000021 CESKOSLOVENSKA OBCHODNI BANKA A.S.
015 B000021 S
015 C010021 PRAGUE
015 D010021 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 E040021 X
015 A000022 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
015 B000022 S
015 C010022 COPENHAGEN
015 D010022 DENMARK
015 E040022 X
015 A000023 BANCO DE LA PROCUCCION S.A.
015 B000023 S
015 C010023 QUITO
015 D010023 ECUADOR
015 E040023 X
015 A000024 HSBC BANK EGYPT S.A.E.
015 B000024 S
015 C010024 CAIRO
015 D010024 EGYPT
015 E040024 X
015 A000025 AS SEB PANK
015 B000025 S
015 C010025 TALLINN
015 D010025 ESTONIA
015 E040025 X
015 A000026 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
015 B000026 S
015 C010026 Helsinki
015 D010026 Finland
015 E040026 X
015 A000027 DEUTSCHE BANK AG
015 B000027 S
015 C010027 PARIS
015 D010027 FRANCE
015 E040027 X
015 A000028 JSC Bank of Georgia
015 B000028 S
015 C010028 Tbilisi
015 D010028 Republic of Georgia
015 E040028 X
015 A000029 DEUTSCHE BANK AG
015 B000029 S
015 C010029 ESCHBORN
015 D010029 GERMANY
015 D020029 D-65760
      PAGE  7
015 E040029 X
015 A000030 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK GHANA LIMITED
015 B000030 S
015 C010030 ACCRA
015 D010030 GHANA
015 E040030 X
015 A000031 BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES, S.C.A.
015 B000031 S
015 C010031 ATHENS
015 D010031 GREECE
015 E040031 X
015 A000032 VIA SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE
015 B000032 S
015 C010032 ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
015 D010032 GUINEA-BISSAU
015 D020032 BP 1355
015 E040032 X
015 A000033 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LTD.
015 B000033 S
015 C010033 KWUN TONG
015 D010033 HONG KONG
015 E040033 X
015 A000034 UNICREDIT BANK HUNGARY ZRT.
015 B000034 S
015 C010034 BUDAPEST
015 D010034 HUNGARY
015 D020034 H-1054
015 E040034 X
015 A000035 Landsbankinn hf.
015 B000035 S
015 C010035 REYKJAVIK
015 D010035 Iceland
015 E040035 X
015 A000036 THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP LTD
015 B000036 S
015 C010036 MUMBAI
015 D010036 INDIA
015 E040036 X
015 A000037 State Street Bank and Trust Co, UK Branch
015 B000037 S
015 C010037 Dublin
015 D010037 IRELAND
015 E040037 X
015 A000038 BANK HAPOALIM B.M.
015 B000038 S
015 C010038 TEL AVIV
015 D010038 ISRAEL
015 E040038 X
015 A000039 SOCEITE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE D'IVOIRE
015 B000039 S
015 C010039 ABIDJAN
      PAGE  8
015 D010039 IVORY COAST
015 E040039 X
015 A000040 MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK LIMITED
015 B000040 S
015 C010040 TOKYO
015 D010040 JAPAN
015 E040040 X
015 A000041 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000041 S
015 C010041 AMMAN
015 D010041 JORDAN
015 E040041 X
015 A000042 SB HSBC BANK KAZAKHSTAN JSC
015 B000042 S
015 C010042 ALMATY
015 D010042 KAZAKHSTAN
015 E040042 X
015 A000043 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited
015 B000043 S
015 C010043 Nairobi
015 D010043 KENYA
015 E040043 X
015 A000044 THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. CORP. LTD.
015 B000044 S
015 C010044 SEOUL
015 D010044 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
015 E040044 X
015 A000045 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000045 S
015 C010045 KUWAIT CITY
015 D010045 KUWAIT
015 E040045 X
015 A000046 AS SEB BANKA
015 B000046 S
015 C010046 RIGA
015 D010046 LATVIA
015 E040046 X
015 A000047 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LTD
015 B000047 S
015 C010047 BEIRUT
015 D010047 LEBANON
015 E040047 X
015 A000048 AB SEB BANKAS
015 B000048 S
015 C010048 VILNIUS
015 D010048 LITHUANIA
015 E040048 X
015 A000049 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
015 B000049 S
015 C010049 KUALA LUMPUR
015 D010049 MALAYSIA
      PAGE  9
015 E040049 X
015 A000050 VIA SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE
015 B000050 S
015 C010050 ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
015 D010050 MALI
015 D020050 BP 1355
015 E040050 X
015 A000051 THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP. LTD.
015 B000051 S
015 C010051 VALLETTA
015 D010051 MALTA
015 E040051 X
015 A000052 THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP LTD
015 B000052 S
015 C010052 PORT LOUIS
015 D010052 MAURITIUS
015 E040052 X
015 A000053 BANCO NACIONAL DE MEXICO S.A
015 B000053 S
015 C010053 MEXICO CITY
015 D010053 MEXICO
015 E040053 X
015 A000054 CITIBANK MAGHREB
015 B000054 S
015 C010054 CASABLANCA
015 D010054 MOROCCO
015 E040054 X
015 A000055 STANDARD BANK NAMIBIA LIMITED
015 B000055 S
015 C010055 WINDHOEK
015 D010055 NAMIBIA
015 E040055 X
015 A000056 DEUTSCHE BANK AG
015 B000056 S
015 C010056 AMSTERDAM
015 D010056 NETHERLANDS
015 E040056 X
015 A000057 THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP., LTD.
015 B000057 S
015 C010057 AUCKLAND
015 D010057 NEW ZEALAND
015 E040057 X
015 A000058 VIA SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE
015 B000058 S
015 C010058 ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
015 D010058 NIGER
015 D020058 BP 1355
015 E040058 X
015 A000059 STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC
015 B000059 S
015 C010059 LAGOS
      PAGE  10
015 D010059 NIGERIA
015 E040059 X
015 A000060 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
015 B000060 S
015 C010060 Oslo
015 D010060 Norway
015 E040060 X
015 A000061 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000061 S
015 C010061 MUSCAT
015 D010061 OMAN
015 E040061 X
015 A000062 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000062 S
015 C010062 RAMALLAH
015 D010062 PALESTINE
015 E040062 X
015 A000063 CITIBANK DEL PERU, S.A.
015 B000063 S
015 C010063 LIMA
015 D010063 PERU
015 D020063 27
015 E040063 X
015 A000064 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B000064 S
015 C010064 MANILA
015 D010064 PHILIPPINES
015 E040064 X
015 A000065 BANK HANDLOWY W WARSZAWIE S.A.
015 B000065 S
015 C010065 WARSAW
015 D010065 POLAND
015 E040065 X
015 A000066 BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.C.A.
015 B000066 S
015 C010066 Porto Salvo
015 D010066 Portugal
015 E040066 X
015 A000067 CITIBANK N.A.
015 B000067 S
015 C010067 SAN JUAN
015 D010067 PUERTO RICO
015 E040067 X
015 A000068 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000068 S
015 C010068 DOHA
015 D010068 QATAR
015 E040068 X
015 A000069 ING BANK N.V.
015 B000069 S
015 C010069 BUCHAREST
      PAGE  11
015 D010069 ROMANIA
015 E040069 X
015 A000070 ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO
015 B000070 S
015 C010070 MOSCOW
015 D010070 RUSSIA
015 E040070 X
015 A000071 SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE D' IVOIRE
015 B000071 S
015 C010071 ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
015 D010071 SENEGAL
015 E040071 X
015 A000072 UNICREDIT BANK SERBIA JSC
015 B000072 S
015 C010072 BELGRADE
015 D010072 SERBIA
015 E040072 X
015 A000073 Citibank N.A.
015 B000073 S
015 C010073 Singapore
015 D010073 Singapore
015 E040073 X
015 A000074 CESKOSLOVENSKA OBCHODNA BANKA A.S.
015 B000074 S
015 C010074 BRATISLAVA
015 D010074 SLOVAK REPUBLIC
015 E040074 X
015 A000075 UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d.
015 B000075 S
015 C010075 Ljubljana
015 D010075 Slovenia
015 E040075 X
015 A000076 FirstRand Bank Limited
015 B000076 S
015 C010076 Johannesburg
015 D010076 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E040076 X
015 A000077 DEUTSCHE BANK S.A.E.
015 B000077 S
015 C010077 BARCELONA
015 D010077 SPAIN
015 E040077 X
015 A000078 THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. CORP. LTD.
015 B000078 S
015 C010078 COLOMBO
015 D010078 SRI LANKA
015 E040078 X
015 A000079 UniCredit Bank d.d.
015 B000079 S
015 C010079 Banja Luka
015 D010079 Republic of Srpska
      PAGE  12
015 E040079 X
015 A000080 STANDARD BANK SWAZILAND LIMITED
015 B000080 S
015 C010080 MBABANE
015 D010080 SWAZILAND
015 E040080 X
015 A000081 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
015 B000081 S
015 C010081 STOCKHOLM
015 D010081 SWEDEN
015 D020081 SE-106 40
015 E040081 X
015 A000082 CREDIT SUISSE AG
015 B000082 S
015 C010082 ZURICH
015 D010082 SWITZERLAND
015 E040082 X
015 A000083 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (TAIWAN) LIMITED
015 B000083 S
015 C010083 TAIPEI
015 D010083 TAIWAN - R.O.C.
015 E040083 X
015 A000084 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (THAI) PUBLIC CO. LTD
015 B000084 S
015 C010084 BANGKOK
015 D010084 THAILAND
015 D020084 10500
015 E040084 X
015 A000085 SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE D'IVOIRE
015 B000085 S
015 C010085 ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
015 D010085 TOGO
015 E040085 X
015 A000086 REPUBLIC BANK LIMITED
015 B000086 S
015 C010086 PORT-OF-SPAIN
015 D010086 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
015 E040086 X
015 A000087 BANQUE INTERNATIONALE ARABE DE TUNISIE
015 B000087 S
015 C010087 TUNIS
015 D010087 TUNISIA
015 E040087 X
015 A000088 CITIBANK, A.S.
015 B000088 S
015 C010088 ISTANBUL
015 D010088 TURKEY
015 E040088 X
015 A000089 Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited
015 B000089 S
015 C010089 Kampala
      PAGE  13
015 D010089 UGANDA
015 E040089 X
015 A000090 ING BANK UKRAINE
015 B000090 S
015 C010090 KIEV
015 D010090 UKRAINE
015 E040090 X
015 A000091 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000091 S
015 C010091 DUBAI
015 D010091 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
015 E040091 X
015 A000092 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO.,U.K. BRANCH
015 B000092 S
015 C010092 LONDON
015 D010092 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E040092 X
015 A000093 BANCO ITAU URUGUAY S.A.
015 B000093 S
015 C010093 MONTEVIDEO
015 D010093 URUGUAY
015 E040093 X
015 A000094 CITIBANK, N.A.
015 B000094 S
015 C010094 CARACAS
015 D010094 VENEZUELA
015 E040094 X
015 A000095 HSBC Bank( Vietnam) Limited
015 B000095 S
015 C010095 Ho Chi Minh City
015 D010095 VIETNAM
015 E040095 X
015 A000096 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK ZAMBIA PLC.
015 B000096 S
015 C010096 LUSAKA
015 D010096 ZAMBIA
015 E040096 X
015 A000097 BARCLAYS BANK OF ZIMBABWE LIMITED
015 B000097 S
015 C010097 HARARE
015 D010097 ZIMBABWE
015 E040097 X
018  000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
019 B000000  108
019 C000000 DWSFUNDSSS
021  000000        0
022 A000001 DWSFUNDSSS
022 C000001     25915
022 D000001     21815
022 A000002 BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
      PAGE  14
022 B000002 36-0947896
022 C000002      4556
022 D000002      2390
022 A000003 PERSHING LLC
022 B000003 13-3769702
022 C000003      3133
022 D000003      3232
022 A000004 CITIGROUP
022 B000004 13-3082694
022 C000004      1975
022 D000004      1800
022 A000005 Wedbush Securities
022 B000005 95-2495390
022 C000005         0
022 D000005      3000
022 A000006 MORGAN STANELY
022 B000006 13-2655985
022 C000006      2992
022 D000006         0
022 A000007 NATIONAL FINANCIAL
022 B000007 39-1909295
022 C000007      2778
022 D000007         0
022 A000008 BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
022 B000008 06-1031656
022 C000008      2500
022 D000008         0
022 A000009 CHASE SECURITIES INC.
022 B000009 13-3224016
022 C000009         0
022 D000009      2500
022 A000010 GOLDMAN SACHS
022 B000010 15-5108880
022 C000010      1370
022 D000010       900
023 C000000      45674
023 D000000      36592
024  000000 N
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 N
026 C000000 N
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 N
027  000000 N
028 A010000         0
028 A020000         0
028 A030000         0
      PAGE  15
028 A040000         0
028 B010000         0
028 B020000         0
028 B030000         0
028 B040000         0
028 C010000         0
028 C020000         0
028 C030000         0
028 C040000         0
028 D010000         0
028 D020000         0
028 D030000         0
028 D040000         0
028 E010000         0
028 E020000         0
028 E030000         0
028 E040000         0
028 F010000         0
028 F020000         0
028 F030000         0
028 F040000         0
028 G010000         0
028 G020000         0
028 G030000         0
028 G040000         0
028 H000000         0
030 A000000      0
030 B000000  0.00
030 C000000  0.00
031 A000000      0
031 B000000      0
032  000000      0
033  000000      0
035  000000      0
036 B000000      0
038  000000      0
042 A000000   0
042 B000000   0
042 C000000 100
042 D000000   0
042 E000000   0
042 F000000   0
042 G000000   0
042 H000000   0
043  000000      0
044  000000      0
045  000000 Y
046  000000 N
047  000000 Y
048  000000  0.600
048 A010000        0
      PAGE  16
048 A020000 0.000
048 B010000        0
048 B020000 0.000
048 C010000        0
048 C020000 0.000
048 D010000        0
048 D020000 0.000
048 E010000        0
048 E020000 0.000
048 F010000        0
048 F020000 0.000
048 G010000        0
048 G020000 0.000
048 H010000        0
048 H020000 0.000
048 I010000        0
048 I020000 0.000
048 J010000        0
048 J020000 0.000
048 K010000        0
048 K020000 0.000
049  000000 N
050  000000 N
051  000000 N
052  000000 N
053 A000000 N
054 A000000 Y
054 B000000 Y
054 C000000 N
054 D000000 N
054 E000000 N
054 F000000 N
054 G000000 N
054 H000000 Y
054 I000000 N
054 J000000 Y
054 K000000 N
054 L000000 N
054 M000000 Y
054 N000000 N
054 O000000 Y
055 A000000 Y
055 B000000 N
056  000000 Y
057  000000 N
058 A000000 N
059  000000 Y
060 A000000 Y
060 B000000 Y
061  000000        0
062 A000000 Y
      PAGE  17
062 B000000   0.0
062 C000000   0.0
062 D000000   0.0
062 E000000   0.0
062 F000000   0.0
062 G000000   0.0
062 H000000   0.0
062 I000000   0.0
062 J000000   0.0
062 K000000   0.0
062 L000000   0.0
062 M000000   0.0
062 N000000   0.0
062 O000000 151.1
062 P000000   0.0
062 Q000000   0.0
062 R000000   0.0
063 A000000   0
063 B000000  6.6
064 A000000 Y
064 B000000 Y
065  000000 N
066 A000000 N
067  000000 N
068 A000000 N
068 B000000 N
069  000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 N
070 B010000 N
070 B020000 N
070 C010000 Y
070 C020000 N
070 D010000 N
070 D020000 N
070 E010000 Y
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 N
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 Y
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 N
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 N
070 I020000 N
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 N
070 K010000 Y
070 K020000 N
070 L010000 Y
070 L020000 N
      PAGE  18
070 M010000 Y
070 M020000 N
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
070 O020000 N
070 P010000 Y
070 P020000 Y
070 Q010000 N
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 N
070 R020000 N
071 A000000     47217
071 B000000     47069
071 C000000    219661
071 D000000   21
072 A000000  6
072 B000000     6327
072 C000000        0
072 D000000        0
072 E000000        0
072 F000000      647
072 G000000        0
072 H000000        0
072 I000000        7
072 J000000        4
072 K000000        0
072 L000000       24
072 M000000        7
072 N000000        0
072 O000000        0
072 P000000       39
072 Q000000        0
072 R000000       24
072 S000000       38
072 T000000        0
072 U000000        0
072 V000000        0
072 W000000      125
072 X000000      915
072 Y000000        0
072 Z000000     5412
072AA000000      423
072BB000000       47
072CC010000    11561
072CC020000        0
072DD010000     5110
072DD020000        0
072EE000000       66
073 A010000   0.4600
073 A020000   0.0000
      PAGE  19
073 B000000   0.0100
073 C000000   0.0000
074 A000000      221
074 B000000        0
074 C000000        0
074 D000000   227353
074 E000000        0
074 F000000        0
074 G000000        0
074 H000000        0
074 I000000        0
074 J000000      295
074 K000000        0
074 L000000     3293
074 M000000       46
074 N000000   231208
074 O000000        0
074 P000000      119
074 Q000000        0
074 R010000        0
074 R020000        0
074 R030000        0
074 R040000    10676
074 S000000    70000
074 T000000   150413
074 U010000    11072
074 U020000        0
074 V010000    13.59
074 V020000     0.00
074 W000000   0.0000
074 X000000      484
074 Y000000        0
075 A000000        0
075 B000000   145630
076  000000    14.83
077 A000000 N
078  000000 N
080 C000000        0
081 B000000   0
082 B000000        0
083 B000000        0
084 B000000        0
086 A010000      0
086 A020000      0
086 B010000      0
086 B020000      0
086 C010000      0
086 C020000      0
086 D010000      0
086 D020000      0
086 E010000      0
      PAGE  20
086 E020000      0
086 F010000      0
086 F020000      0
087 A010000 DWS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
087 A020000 23338T101
087 A030000 KSM
087 B010000 DWS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
087 B020000 23338T200
087 B030000 KSM
088 A000000 Y
088 B000000 N
088 C000000 N
088 D000000 N
SIGNATURE   PAUL SCHUBERT
TITLE       TREASURER