Crime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trump

The White House said on July 29, 2026, that violent crime is declining and that homicides are on track to reach their lowest level in more than a century. The statement, issued under the title “Crime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trump,” attributed the reported changes to the Trump Administration’s efforts to enforce the rule of law, support police, and direct resources to communities.

According to the release, a new mid-year report compares the first half of 2026 with the same period in 2025. It reports that homicides fell 18 percent, putting them on pace for the lowest level in at least 126 years. The release also reports declines in several other categories:

• Carjackings declined 47 percent.
• Motor vehicle thefts declined 20 percent.
• Robberies declined 17 percent.
• Residential burglaries declined 13 percent.

The release also compares current figures with the peaks of the past nine years. It reports that homicides are down 51 percent, carjackings 73 percent, residential burglaries 56 percent, and motor vehicle thefts 51 percent from those peaks. The statement does not identify the underlying report by name in the supplied material.

The White House highlighted reported homicide declines in four cities where it said the Trump Administration had intervened after local Democratic leaders failed to act. It reported that murders were down more than 43 percent in Memphis, more than 42 percent in Washington, D.C., more than 32 percent in New Orleans, and more than 18 percent in Los Angeles so far in 2026. The release also cited prior-year developments in those cities, including fewer than 200 murders in Memphis for the first time since 2019, a 60 percent decline in Washington, D.C., a nearly 20 percent decline in Los Angeles, and a homicide rate in New Orleans described as the lowest in nearly 50 years.

The statement listed coverage from multiple news organizations, including the Associated Press, NewsNation, NPR, Scripps News, Stateline, Axios New Orleans, CalMatters, CBS Philadelphia, The Texas Tribune, and Wisconsin Public Radio. It concluded that President Trump had promised to make America safe again and said the reported data demonstrated that he was fulfilling that promise.