The U.S. murder rate fell to its lowest level in more than a century, marking a historic victory for public safety under President Donald Trump’s administration. According to a report released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice, the average homicide rate in 35 major cities dropped 21 percent, the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
Crime reductions weren’t limited to homicides. Eleven of 13 tracked offenses fell in 2025 compared to 2024, with nine categories dropping by 10 percent or more. Aggravated assaults declined 9 percent, gun assaults fell 22 percent, domestic violence incidents dropped 2 percent, robberies were down 23 percent, and carjackings plummeted 43 percent. The only increase came in drug-related crimes, which rose 7 percent.
Among the 35 cities reporting homicide data, 31 saw decreases. Denver led the way with a 41 percent drop in murders, while Washington, D.C., and Omaha, Nebraska, each recorded 40 percent declines. The largest increase occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas, which saw homicides rise 16 percent.
“This is what happens when you have a President who fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and the worst of the worst illegal aliens,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote.
President Trump promised to bring back Law and Order to the United States of America.
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 22, 2026
This is what happens when you have a President who fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and the worst of the worst illegal aliens.
Promise Made. Promise Kept. https://t.co/3lAJ0gni20 pic.twitter.com/qVe5BuKvSm
The Trump administration’s approach has been broad and aggressive. In July 2025, Trump signed an executive order targeting crime and disorder nationwide. In August, he declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., aimed at protecting public servants, citizens, and tourists, and ensuring federal agencies could function safely.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson praised the results, stating, “President Trump campaigned on Making America Safe Again and he is delivering. Whether it be deporting criminal illegal aliens, supporting law enforcement officers, or finally being tough on criminals, the Trump Administration has employed a whole-of-government approach to drive down crime and make communities safer.”
Fighting crime in our cities should be a bipartisan issue.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) September 18, 2025
It’s a shame Democrats refuse to give @realDonaldTrump the credit he deserves for his decisive leadership.
Republican leaders hailed the achievement. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the crime crackdown “immediate results in the nation’s capital,” while Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee emphasized that “fighting crime in our cities should be a bipartisan issue” and credited Trump for his “decisive leadership.”
With homicides, assaults, robberies, and carjackings all plummeting across the nation, 2025 may go down as a historic year for public safety—the kind of dramatic turnaround Trump promised on the campaign trail.
