Donald Trump claims historic fall in United States violent crime

US President Donald Trump has announced what he described as the largest fall in violent crime in American history, citing a new FBI report that he said showed sharp reductions in murders and other serious offences during 2025.

Trump made the announcement during an address to law enforcement officers and supporters in Garden City, New York. He credited federal agencies, local police and his administration’s policies for the reported decline.

“Today, I’m thrilled to announce that the FBI has just released a new uniform crime report showing that in 2025, we achieved the single largest reduction in violent crime in American history,” Trump



said.

The president claimed there were more than 3,100 fewer murders than in the preceding year. He also cited declines in reported rapes, assaults, robberies, burglaries and thefts.

“Think of this, rapes, 10,000 fewer, we had 10,000 fewer rapes than the year before,” Trump said. “One million fewer assaults, robberies, burglaries, thefts.”

Trump did not provide a detailed breakdown of the FBI data or explain how the individual crime categories contributed to the overall figure during his remarks.

“The numbers, every single number, it’s the first time it’s ever happened. Every single number is the lowest number in recorded history,” he said.