Homicides dropped 18.1% in 2025 to the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says
Summary
The FBI reported that homicides in the United States fell by 18.1% in 2025, reaching the lowest rate since 1956. Overall violent crime also dropped by 9.3% during the year. Experts say many factors likely caused these declines, but it is too early to credit any single policy or leader.Key Facts
- The homicide rate in 2025 was 4.1 per 100,000 people, tied for the lowest since 1955-56.
- Overall violent crime decreased by 9.3% in 2025 compared to 2024.
- Property crime went down by 12.4% during the same period.
- The FBI report is based on data reported voluntarily by many law enforcement agencies.
- Experts say the decline in crime is a nationwide trend with no clear single cause.
- President Donald Trump spoke about the drops in crime during a visit to a New York police academy.
- Trump credited his policies and strong support for law enforcement with helping lower crime.
- Criminologists had predicted the homicide rate might fall to the lowest level since 1900, and the data came close to that prediction.
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