Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in decades, but it’s unclear whether they are at record lows going back 125 years. See the sources for this fact-check ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt listed some of the Trump administration’s most prominent crime statistics such ...

Major US cities overall experienced a steep drop in violent crime last year, according to a statistical analysis released by the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Denver, Colorado Denver experienced one of the most dramatic drops in homicides during 2025, with murders plummeting 41% compared to the previous year. This remarkable decline positioned the city as ...

Talking to crime data analyst Jeff Asher about the mystery of why fewer people are killing each other.

The U.S. murder rate in 2025 plunged to its lowest level in over a century, according to a report released Thursday. The average reported homicide rate declined 21% in 35 major U.S. cities in 2025, ...

Crime in the US has decreased, but the data is complex and the claim that it has reached an "all-time low" is not supported by the available data, according to independent analysts.

Murder rates in major U.S. cities reportedly hit their lowest level since 1900, with homicides falling 21% in 2025, according to new White House data.

The U.S. murder rate in 2025 plunged to its lowest level in over a century, according to a report released Thursday. The newly released report found that there were 9% fewer aggravated assaults, 22% ...

The Council on Criminal Justice study analyzed 13 types of offenses — from homicides to drug crimes to shoplifting — in cities that have consistently published monthly data over the past eight years.