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

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

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 — ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The police chief in the nation's capital pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city's crime rates, according to a report by a Republican-led ...