Fact-check · Sep 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“The crime numbers are way down.”
TRUE
What the record shows
FBI reports violent crime fell 9.3% in 2025, the largest year-to-year decline since 1936. Murder rate fell 18.1% to 4.1 per 100,000, tying 1955-1956 for the lowest since FBI estimates began.
Sources
- FBI Releases 2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics
- FBI Releases Historic Early Look at Annual Crime Data
- Violent crime in US fell at record pace in 2025, FBI data shows
- FBI data for 2025 show biggest drop in violent crime in 90 years
- FBI statistics: Violent crime, murders fell by record levels in ...
- Violent crime in US fell at record pace in 2025 • Stateline
From: President Trump Participates in a Rose Garden Dinner
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