Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Recorded the largest one year decline in homicides in American history”
TRUE
What the record shows
FBI UCR reports 2024-2025 homicide decline of 18.1%, largest single-year decline in modern FBI data (since 1960). CDC data back to 1900 also confirms it as largest on record.
Sources
- FBI Releases 2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics | Federal Bureau of Investigation
- US crime rates fell nationwide in 2024, FBI report says • Stateline
- FBI Releases Historic Early Look at Annual Crime Data | Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBI Releases 2024 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics | Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Homicide Rate Statistics in the US 2026 | Homicide Facts – The Global Statistics
- Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024
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