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White House Cites CCJ Report to Claim Trump Policies Drove Record 2025 Homicide Drop

The research group says its city sample is limited, not proof that any single policy caused the decline.

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Officer Jim Lopez (L), of the Camden County Police Department (CCPD), wrangles with Omar Headen, age 13, during a day of action, organized by the CCPD, which included neighborhood interaction and the cleaning of Farnham Park, on August 22, 2013 in the Parkside neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey. The town of Camden, which was once a large industrial town but watched it's population dwindle as manufacturing left, has been marred with societal problems including high unemployment, crime, murder and heavy drug trafficking for decades. The Camden County Police Department was officially created in May, 2013, after the unionized Camden Police department was disbanded. The overhaul, which was supported by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, has been considered unprecendented and has been closely watched around the country. The new force currently has approximately 280 members, and will reach full size by December, with 400 members. Early signs suggest the overhaul has been effective - The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that Camden murder rates fell 29% from May, 2013 to July 2013, compared to the same period last year. Absentee rates of the CCPD is also lower: approximately 5% of officers have been reported absent so far, compared to approxmiately 30% of the Camden Police Department prior to the change in command. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Citing Council on Criminal Justice data, the administration points to a 21% year-over-year homicide decline in 35 reporting cities in 2025, with 922 fewer killings and broad drops in several other offenses.
  • Press secretary Karoline Leavitt credits border enforcement, expanded federal policing, and deportations, highlighting FBI figures showing violent-crime arrests doubled in 2025 and more than 67,000 total arrests since inauguration.
  • Leavitt says FBI operations disrupted 1,800 gangs, arrested 1,700 child predators and over 300 human traffickers, and saw six of the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted captured since Trump took office.
  • The White House spotlights Washington, D.C., where policing was federalized and the National Guard deployed, reporting three murders so far in 2026 versus 18 over the same 2025 period and steep declines across categories like robbery and auto theft.
  • Officials also cite deployments in cities such as Memphis with nearly 5,600 arrests and large drops in assaults and robberies, while CCJ reiterates that its findings are preliminary and do not establish causation.