US EditionWhite House says murder rate plummeted to lowest level since 1900 under Trump administration
The federal crackdown involved over 67,000 arrests and disruption of 1,800 gangs, contributing to significant drops in violent crime nationwide.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the nation's murder rate fell to its lowest level since 1900, crediting President Donald Trump's nationwide crackdown on crime.
- Last summer, the Trump administration nationalized the D.C. police force, deploying hundreds of federal agents and National Guard members, and also sent federal agents and Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, supported by Tennessee's governor and Memphis Mayor.
- The Justice Department and FBI report the disruption of 1800 gangs, the arrest of 1700 child predators, and more than 300 human traffickers, with six FBI top 10 Most Wanted captured.
- The White House says it will continue federal law enforcement deployments, with Leavitt stating `This dramatic decline is what happens when a president secures the border, fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and aggressively deport the worst of the worst illegal aliens from our country.
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Leavitt Highlights Historic Crime Decline As Murder Rate Hits Lowest Level Since 1900
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday highlighted new crime statistics showing a historic drop in violent crime nationwide, arguing the data vindicates President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda just one year into his return to office. Citing figures compiled by the Council on Criminal Justice, Leavitt said the national murder rate fell in 2025 to its lowest level since 1900, a decline she credited to expanded federal law e…
White House touts crime drop, border clampdown
Washington: The White House cited new crime and border data to argue that President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda is producing results, pointing to sharp declines in murders, aggressive deportations of criminal migrants, and what it called the most secure border in US history. At a packed briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said a study by the Council on Criminal Justice showed that “the murder rate across America’s largest cities p…
NEW: Violent Crime, Murder Rates Plunge To Historic Lows
A recent study from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) found that murder rates in America’s largest cities have plunged to historic lows in 2025. The analysis, which reviewed data from 35 large U.S. cities, found a 21 percent decrease in reported homicides compared to 2024, resulting in approximately 922 fewer incidents total. This reduction marks the largest single-year decline in homicides on record and could bring the national rate to its …
White House says murder rate plummeted to lowest level since 1900 under Trump administration
Murder rate plunged to lowest level since 1900 in major U.S. cities, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, citing Council on Criminal Justice data showing 21% decline.
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