Crime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trump

Crime plummets under Trump. A new mid-year report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association shows homicides down over 17% nationwide, with even steeper declines in cities like Baltimore, Memphis, and D.C. — putting the country on pace for its lowest homicide rate in over a century.

Under President Donald J. Trump, violent crime is collapsing at a pace unmatched in modern American history. A new mid-year report confirms that homicides are again on track to reach the lowest level in more than a century — building on last year’s extraordinary progress and delivering on one of President Trump’s core promises to restore law and order.

Americans see the results every day: safer neighborhoods, fewer victims, and the decisive end of the crime surge that scarred the last decade. This is not accidental; it is the direct result of the Trump Administration’s relentless efforts to enforce the rule of law, back the police, and surge resources into communities long abandoned by Democrats.

A new mid-year crime report delivers more clear proof: President Donald J. Trump’s law-and-order agenda is crushing violent crime across America.

According to the Major Cities Chiefs Association, homicides in the nation’s largest cities are down 17.2% from the first half of last year — alongside sharp declines in robberies, rapes, aggravated assaults, and overall violent crime. That translates to nearly 14,200 fewer reported violent crimes in just six months.

In the first half of 2026 vs. the same period last year:

Homicides are down over 17% — on pace for the lowest level in at least 126 years.
Carjackings are down 47%.
Motor vehicle thefts are down 20%.
Robberies are down 17%.
Residential burglaries are down 13%.

Compared to the peaks of the past nine years:

Homicides are down 51%.
Carjackings are down 73%.
Residential burglaries are down 56%.
Motor vehicle thefts are down 51%.

The steepest homicide drops have come in cities where the Trump Administration stepped in after Democrat leaders failed to act:

Baltimore stands out among US cities for decline in homicides per the Council on Criminal Justice report. Homicides are down 68% and carjacking incidents are down 47%.
In Memphis, murders are down more than 43% so far this year — after the city recorded fewer than 200 murders last year for the first time since 2019.
In Washington, D.C., murders are down more than 42% so far this year — following a 60% plunge in murders last year.
In Newark, NJ homicides are down 64.7% over the same period last year.
In New Orleans, murders are down more than 32% so far this year — after the city’s homicide rate fell last year to its lowest in nearly 50 years.
In Los Angeles, murders are down more than 18% so far this year — after the city saw a nearly 20% drop last year.
Birmingham could end 2026 with lowest murder tally in 75 years, just two years after city’s deadliest year
Philadelphia is experiencing a 56% decrease in homicides, with some police districts reporting none
In Boston, murders are down 52.4% over the same period last year.
Homicides are down 50% in Miami, FL.
Charlotte crime drops 16% as CMPD reports fewer offenses
In Indianapolis, violent crime is down 29 percent compared to this time last year. Non-fatal shooting incidents are also down 33 percent, while property crime has dropped 13.5 percent.
Homicides are down 30% in Milwaukee during the first half of 2026.

President Trump promised to make America safe again — and the data proves he is delivering faster and more decisively than any Administration in history.