Violent crime decreased by 4.5% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of decline. Property crime saw a larger decrease, falling by 8.1% in the same period. Hate crimes also decreased by 1.5% ...

With 2025 behind us, violent crime — especially murder — is likely down nationally once again. Although it will be months before we have official statistics, early indicators suggest a continuation of ...

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C. continues a decades-long American story: Data says crime is going down, even as many Americans feel like it’s spiraling out-of-control.

In less hectic times, or ones in which good news earned as much attention as bad, it might be the biggest story of the moment. In city after city, violent crime has declined so much that it raises the ...

Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. Crime decreased in every category in 2024, including murder, violent crime ...

During last year’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump said violent crime was rising. ABC moderator David Muir immediately fact-checked him, claiming, “President Trump, ...