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President Trump Delivers the Largest Drop in Violent Crime in American History

President Donald J.

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Trump and his Administration have delivered the most dramatic decline in violent crime in American history.

According to the FBI’s newly released Uniform Crime Report for 2025, America is safer than it has been in generations.

Violent crime plunged 9.3% in 2025 — the largest annual decline on record.

Murder dropped 18.1% — tying the lowest rate in recorded history.

Robbery fell 18.5% — resulting in nearly 38,500 fewer robberies.

Rape declined 7.6% — resulting in more than 1만 fewer victims.

Aggravated assault fell 7.2% — resulting in over 62,700 fewer attacks.

Property crime dropped 12.4% — the second-largest decline in history, with nearly 750,000 fewer offenses.

These numbers — in line with the Council on Criminal Justice, Major Cities Chiefs Association, andmanyothersources— mark the decisive reversal of the crime crisis Democrats left behind.

Meanwhile, preliminarydatafor the first half of 2026 shows the decline continuing and deepening, with violent crime down an additional 10.6%, murder down another 23%, rape down 18.6%, and robberies down 19.6% compared to the same period last year.

Nearly 54,000 violent crime arrests, including more than 31,000 violent criminals and gang members.

Nine of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitivescaptured— more than twice as many as during the entire previous four-year Administration — alongsidefourof the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters.

More than 5,000 child predators and human traffickers arrested.

More than 11,000 child victims located and identified.

Record disruptions across criminal, cyber, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and international operations — taking down hundreds of cybercriminal enterprises, espionage rings, and terrorist networks.

President Trump backed law enforcement, empowered the FBI to hunt predators instead of political targets, and rejected the failed Democrat lunacy that left communities reeling.The results are clear: fewer murders, fewer victims, and safer streets.

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