President Trump Takes Credit for Steep Crime Rate Declines

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• The New York Times left

  President Trump Takes Credit for Steep Crime Rate Declines
• CNN left

  President Donald Trump, surrounded by his top law enforcement officials, touted the significant drop in murder and other crimes following the FBI’s 2025 crime report.
• Bloomberg News center

  President Donald Trump turned to the issue of crime when he hit the campaign trail Friday as Republican prospects in November’s midterms continue to suffer over his handling of the economy and war in Iran
• The Washington Post left

  Violent crime and murder rates across the U.S. fell sharply between 2024 and 2025, according to FBI data, the largest year-to-year decrease since the federal government began tracking nationwide crime rates in 1936.