The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country

Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.

U.S. crime has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Here’s where it stands.

Homicide rates have undergone the most striking change, with some of the nation’s 52 largest cities recording the fewest ...

Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across the U.S.

Trump has taken credit for reducing crime. But a steady, years-long decline began before his reelection.
NPR

Thousands of guns are found at crime scenes. What do they tell us?

The number of 3D-printed guns recovered at crime scenes has increased dramatically in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday by the gun control advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety.
NPR

Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue?

Crime fell across much of the U.S. in 2025 — in the Midwest, the South, the Northeast and the West, in big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states. The number of murders saw a huge drop — ...
WDRB

Louisville police uses patrol drones, focuses on specific neighborhoods to cut crime in 2026

Louisville Metro Police laid out its focus for fighting crime in 2026. LMPD's 2026 Crime Plan is very similar to 2025's, and ...