Killings and other violent crimes dropped sharply in 2025
- Posted on August 15, 2026
- By Washington Post
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Killings and other violent crimes dropped sharply in 2025
The White House is seizing on new statistics showing that violent crime plummeted last year to boast of a “Trump effect.” But experts note crime began falling well before Trump returned to office.
