On at least 10 occasions from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, Trump has offered a version of this statement: "The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years." One of those occasions was ...

The most recent Major Cities Chiefs Association survey – made up of preliminary statistics compiled from 67 law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada – shows homicides dropped about 19% last year ...

BBC Verify assesses claims by the Trump administration that crime and murder in the US are at their lowest levels for 125 years.

President Donald Trump has taken credit for falling crime rates around the country, citing his immigration crackdown and deployment of the National Guard in cities across the U.S. since he began his ...

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 — ...

Police departments’ “clearance rates” — the percentage of cases they declare closed — are one of the most widely cited benchmarks for how effectively they combat crime. Lawmakers reference clearance ...

Crime is climbing at an alarming pace in towns once considered safe, revealing a troubling shift in America’s public safety landscape. When we think about settling down, safety is often at the top of ...