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

2025 saw a historic drop in homicide rates, reaching levels not seen since 1900 ...

Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new ...

There could be more to the issue than politics ...

So why do so many people — from the commenters on Crime Watch posts to the president of the United States — keep insisting that we live in a Mad Max hellscape, dodging gun-toting barbarians on the way ...