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FBI Finds Record Drop in U.S. Violent Crime in 2025 With Declines Continuing in Early 2026

Unclear causes mean researchers must study local data before policymakers claim credit for the falls in violent and property crime.

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 10: A police car is parked at a crime scene where three people were shot on June 10, 2015 in the Gowanus area of the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. In an effort to combat the rise in murders and shootings, hundreds of additional New York City Police Officers will begin walking city streets as part of an aggressive NYPD initiative called "Summer All Out." About 330 officers will be taken off of administrative duty to patrol the streets in some of the city's most violent neighborhoods. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Overview

  • The FBI’s 2025 Uniform Crime Report, released Aug. 14, 2026, shows violent crime fell about 9.3% from 2024 and the murder rate dropped 18.1% to 4.1 per 100,000, a level tied with 1955–56.
  • The report found broad category declines in 2025 including robbery down about 18.5%, rape and aggravated assault each down roughly 7%, and property crime down 12.4%.
  • The FBI included preliminary mid‑2026 trends that, along with separate snapshots from the Council on Criminal Justice and the Major Cities Chiefs Association, show further declines in many cities in the first half of 2026.
  • President Trump and senior administration officials credited federal enforcement and policy changes for the drop while independent experts warned the causes are complex and not yet isolated.
  • The FBI compiled the report from standardized submissions by more than 17,000 agencies but noted uneven local patterns and concerning countersignals such as a 10‑year high in assaults on law enforcement officers.