Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.
The 2025 national homicide rate might be the lowest recorded in the U.S. since 1900.
The report analyzed 40 cities including Baltimore, New York City, Chicago and Atlanta and found that across the board, murders are decreasing and so are other forms of violent crime. Of the 13 types ...
Trump has taken credit for reducing crime. But a steady, years-long decline began before his reelection.
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Violence has been falling for several years. But last year for the first time, all seven categories of violent crime tracked ...
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 ...
Homicide rates have undergone the most striking change, with some of the nation’s 52 largest cities recording the fewest ...
2025 saw a historic drop in homicide rates, reaching levels not seen since 1900 ...
Violent crime has fallen in Minneapolis as streets swelled with thousands of immigration officers over the past seven weeks.