Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2025
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by Alan Jamison
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The United States is on track to record its lowest murder rate in more than six decades – a major public safety milestone under President Donald Trump’s leadership.
New data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that the murder rate is plummeting nationwide. According to the Real-Time Crime Index, the number of murders in the country has dropped by 21.6 percent compared to the same period in 2024. In early May alone, murder rates fell 31.6 percent in Baltimore, 34.5 percent in St. Louis, 36.8 percent in Cleveland, 63 percent in Denver, 30.6 percent in New Orleans, 26.8 percent in New York, and 23.7 percent in Chicago.
If that trend continues, 2025 could break records – and even the corporate media is begrudgingly taking note. Politico recently noted that “murder rates are tumbling across the U.S. in 2025” and suggested the country “could be on course for the lowest number on record.” At current levels, 2025 would end up with fewer murders than 2014, when the U.S. recorded its lowest murder rate since 1960 – 4.46 murders per 100,000 Americans.
By comparison, the murder rate was 6.83 per 100,000 in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread violent BLM riots in major cities. Murder rates climbed further in 2021 and remained elevated through 2022.
The sharp reversal is a major political victory for Trump, who made restoring law and order a central theme of his 2024 campaign.
“There are new crime statistics that show crime is plummeting,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a recent press conference. “Law and order is back in America under President Trump.”
Leavitt cited Politico’s recent coverage of a Reason magazine article by reporter Billy Binion, who wrote that 2025 could “see the lowest murder rate ever recorded.” Binion acknowledged that the year isn’t over, but added: “The initial numbers show a record low is within the realm of possibility – an amazing turn of events, particularly when considering the murder increase five years ago, which at times felt apocalyptic.”
The Trump administration has credited its aggressive stance on illegal immigration and criminal enforcement for the falling crime numbers. Officials have emphasized efforts to detain and deport criminal illegal aliens as part of the broader crackdown.
In April, the White House publicly displayed posters of 100 arrested illegal aliens, listing serious charges such as “sexual assault of a child,” “sex with a minor,” “murder,” and “rape.” The official Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) account on X has also shared mugshots and crime details of detained individuals.
The administration’s message is clear: lawlessness is being replaced with accountability – and the numbers appear to back it up.
Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.
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