Trump has taken credit for reducing crime. But a steady, years-long decline began before his reelection.

Homicide rates have undergone the most striking change, with some of the nation’s 52 largest cities recording the fewest ...

Crime fell across much of the U.S. in 2025 — in the Midwest, the South, the Northeast and the West, in big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states. The number of murders saw a huge drop — ...

WASHINGTON — Homicides in the nation’s capital dropped an eye-popping 60%, while carjackings took a nosedive of 68%, and overall crime dropped 32% when comparing the end of 2024 to 2025, US Attorney ...

Some experts say violent crime in the nation is down to pre-pandemic levels. This year began with a deadly New Year's Day car-ramming terrorist attack in New Orleans and is finishing with a flurry of ...

Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end. Crime rates in the U.S. fell ...

The United States is on track for the largest one-year drop in murders ever recorded, according to crime analyst Jeff Asher. Asher cited year-over-year data from the Real Time Crime index, which shows ...

From drug boat bombings to terrorist designations to WMDs, in 2025, the Trump administration upended the way the United States confronts criminals, but its impact on organized crime going forward is ...

The U.S. attorney’s office says it may use local grand juries for serious federal crime in Washington “when appropriate” after a judge signed off on the unusual procedure. By Zach Montague Reporting ...