Fact-check · Oct 1, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We have the best crime numbers at any time since the year 1900”
MISLEADINGSaid in 5 broadcasts
What the record shows
Murder rate in 2025 is tied with 1955-56 for lowest since FBI began tracking (4.1 per 100,000). Overall violent and property crime rates are at 50-year lows (since mid-1970s), not 125-year lows. Data prior to 1960 not comparable.
Speaker claimed 'best crime numbers' since 1900. Murder rate is historic low, but overall crime rates only verifiable to mid-1970s. Pre-1960 data incomparable due to methodology differences.
Sources
- FBI Releases 2024 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics
- FBI Releases Historic Early Look at Annual Crime Data
- Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025
- UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025
- FBI Releases 2024 Quarterly Crime Report and Use-of-Force Data Update
- UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024
From: President Trump Participates in a Site Visit, Oct. 1, 2026
Every time it was said
Sep 9, 2026MISLEADINGSep 10, 2026MISLEADINGSep 22, 2026TRUESep 28, 2026MISLEADING
Oct 1, 2026MISLEADING
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