A new national analysis shows homicides dropped sharply last year, with most major U.S. cities recording fewer murders and significant reductions across multiple violent crime categories.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
The U.S. murder rate fell to its lowest level in more than a century in 2025, according to a report released Thursday that found a sharp and widespread decline in violent crime across major American cities.
The average reported homicide rate dropped 21 percent in 35 large U.S. cities in 2025, marking the largest single-year decline ever recorded and likely the lowest level since 1900, according to data compiled by the Council on Criminal Justice. The report found that 11 of 13 tracked crime categories were lower in 2025 than in 2024, with nine offenses declining by at least 10 percent, based on the council’s year-end analysis.
Crime Trends in U.S. Cities_ Year-End 2025 Update by yourNEWS Media
Beyond homicides, the report showed a 9 percent decrease in aggravated assaults, a 22 percent reduction in gun assaults, and a 2 percent decline in reported domestic violence incidents compared with the prior year. Robberies fell by 23 percent nationwide among the tracked cities, while carjackings declined by 43 percent, according to the data.
Drug-related crimes were the only category to increase, rising 7 percent in 2025, the report found.
White House officials attributed the crime reductions to the Trump administration’s law enforcement and public safety policies. “President Trump campaigned on Making America Safe Again and he is delivering,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement. “Whether it be deporting criminal illegal aliens, supporting law enforcement officers, or finally being tough on criminals, the Trump Administration has employed a whole-of-government approach to drive down crime and make communities safer.”
Of the 35 cities reporting homicide data, 31 recorded decreases in murders last year. Denver saw a 41 percent drop, while Washington, D.C., and Omaha, Nebraska, each reported 40 percent declines. Little Rock, Arkansas, was the lone city showing a notable increase, with homicides rising 16 percent, according to the report.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed the administration’s position in a statement posted on X. “This is what happens when you have a President who fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and the worst of the worst illegal aliens,” she wrote.
The report follows a series of executive actions taken by President Donald Trump aimed at curbing violent crime. In July 2025, Trump signed an executive order focused on eliminating crime and disorder nationwide. The following month, he declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital through a separate executive order, citing the need to protect public servants, residents, and tourists and ensure the safe functioning of federal agencies.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a September 9, 2025 press release that the administration’s crime crackdown had produced “immediate results in the nation’s capital.”
Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee wrote in a September 18, 2025 post on X that “fighting crime in our cities should be a bipartisan issue,” adding that it is “a shame Democrats refuse to give @realDonaldTrump the credit he deserves for his decisive leadership.”
The Council on Criminal Justice said the findings reflect broad-based declines across most major crime categories in 2025, even as certain offenses, including drug-related crimes, showed increases. The group noted that continued monitoring will be needed to determine whether the historic reductions represent a sustained trend.
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