President Donald Trump has taken credit for falling crime rates around the country, citing his immigration crackdown and deployment of the National Guard in cities across the U.S. since he began his ...

On at least 10 occasions from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, Trump has offered a version of this statement: "The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years." One of those occasions was ...

Homicide rates are at their lowest in decades, according to a new study from the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice. The homicide rate was 21% lower in 2025 than in 2024 for the 35 cities ...

President Trump touted a historic drop in crime rates during his State of the Union address, attributing it to his ...

In State of the Union, Trump claimed 'the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history' ‒ and the credit. But crime isn't that tidy.

Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent ...

The violent crime rate in the United States has dropped to record lows. It is wonderful news, but people shouldn’t become complacent and shouldn’t accept the weakening of the justice system at the ...

11 Investigates requested data from every police agency that investigated homicides between 2021 and 2025, then mapped every ...