FBI data show violent crime falls nationwide

New FBI data show violent crime in the United States fell again in 2025, with the nationwide drop around 9% and property crimes down roughly 12%, marking the largest annual declines in decades. The declines extend across large cities, smaller communities, suburbs and rural areas, with murders down about 18% and robberies down around 18–19%, and aggravated assault also lower. Analysts credit a mix of policy shifts and policing practices under both the Biden and Trump administrations, including targeted enforcement in high‑crime areas and efforts to rebuild trust between communities and law enforcement. The White House and President Trump have touted the statistics as evidence that a pro‑police, law‑and‑order approach is improving public safety. Some reports note that the drop began earlier in the Biden era and continued into Trump’s term, with discussions of changes in doj settlements and consent decrees affecting policing strategies. A caveat in the data is a slight uptick in reported rapes in some large cities, which experts attribute more to changes in reporting practices than to a surge in incidents.