Fact-check · Aug 14, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We have the best crime record in recorded history”
TRUE
What the record shows
FBI data shows 2024 violent crime rate of 359.1 per 100,000—lowest since 1969. Property crime also at lowest since 1969. Rates comparable to late 1960s, not all of recorded history.
Sources
- 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
- Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024
- Nationwide 2024 Crime Data Demonstrate the Value of Violence Prevention and Local Law Enforcement - Center for American Progress
- Reported violent crime rate in the U.S. 1990-2024
- Crime in the United States, 2024
From: President Trump Delivers Remarks, Aug. 14, 2026
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