What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure.

Violence has been falling for several years. But last year for the first time, all seven categories of violent crime tracked ...

2025 sees historic decline in US crime rates

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

Murder rate drops to lowest level since 1900 across major US cities nationwide

Historic crime milestone as U.S. murders reach lowest levels since 1900. Major cities report record safety improvements ...

U.S. crime has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Here’s where it stands.

Homicide rates have undergone the most striking change, with some of the nation’s 52 largest cities recording the fewest ...

Homicide rate declines sharply in dozens of US cities, a new report shows

A report issued by the Council on Criminal Justice is showing a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, based on ...

Homicide rate falls in dozens of cities: Research

The homicide rate across 35 major cities fell dramatically in 2025, dropping to what researchers say could be the lowest rate ...
The Root

New Report Shows Murders, Violent Crime Down in 40 Cities. Here’s What that Means

The report analyzed 40 cities including Baltimore, New York City, Chicago and Atlanta and found that across the board, murders are decreasing and so are other forms of violent crime. Of the 13 types ...
NBC Los Angeles

Trump and Harris make widely different claims on crime. Here's what the data shows

But with contradicting claims about crime rates from both sides, it can be difficult to discern whether crime rates are truly up or down. According to a Harvard-CAPS Harris Poll, crime is the number ...