Trump to tout drop in US crime rates with an eye on midterms
Trump will cite FBI figures showing murder and robbery fell an estimated 18% as he pushes his law-and-order message before the midterms.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump visits the Nassau County Police Academy in Garden City, New York, with Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel to release 2025 crime statistics showing an estimated 18.1% decline in murder.
- Seeking to shift attention from economic concerns that have dented his approval ratings, Trump uses the event to champion his "law and order" agenda, casting Republicans as competitive on public safety ahead of November's midterm elections.
- Data shows the downward trend predates Trump's return to office, with homicide rates plummeting to pre-pandemic lows in 2023 and 2024, despite White House spokesperson Lauren Bis stating "the data proves he has done just that" regarding safety.
- Hosting the president, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Trump-endorsed Republican challenger to Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, seeks to boost GOP candidates Michael LiPetri Jr. and Jeanine Driscoll in competitive districts.
- Trump has also intensified attacks on progressive candidates, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, aiming to make socialism and communism defining themes in the midterms amid lagging approval ratings and economic fallout from the war with Iran.
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Times of IndiaTrump to highlight record US violent crime decline ahead of midterms
In a strategic move ahead of the midterm elections, President Donald Trump will showcase FBI data revealing a substantial drop in violent crime. The report points out significant falls in murder and robbery rates, trends that started before he took office again. Conversely, Democrats maintain that the influence of federal policy on this nationwide shift is negligible.
Trump to tout drop in US crime rates with an eye on midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to showcase falling violent crime rates on Friday as evidence that his law-and-order agenda is working, seeking to shift attention away from economic concerns that have dented his approval ratings ahead of November's midterm elections.
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