FBI reports largest U.S. violent crime decline since 1936

FBI crime report violent crime rates hate crime statistics murder rate decline United States public safety

FBI data for 2025 reveals the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates in the United States since the agency began estimations in 1936. Violent crime rates fell significantly, with murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreasing by an estimated 18.1%, robbery by 18.5%, rape by 7.6%, and aggravated assault by 7.2%.

The 2025 murder rate of 4.1 per 100,000 inhabitants is tied with the rates recorded in 1955 and 1956 for the lowest in modern history. Property crime and hate crime also saw declines. Reported hate crime incidents fell by 7.0%, dropping from 11,404 in 2024 to 10,606 in 2025.

Despite the overall decline in hate crimes, religious-based hate crimes showed a disproportionate impact on the Jewish community. Of the 2,572 religion-based hate crimes reported, 64% targeted Jewish people, accounting for 15% of all reported hate crimes.

Entities

Churchill Falls · FBI · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Mary Lou Benotto · Newfoundland · Quebec · Toronto Metropolitan University · U.S. Consulate in Halifax · United States

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 2 SOURCES] Robbery offenses decreased by an estimated 18.5%. lawenforcementtoday.com · bearingarms.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Rape offenses decreased by an estimated 7.6% during the 2024 to 2025 period. lawenforcementtoday.com · bearingarms.com · www.socialnews.xyz
[● 6 SOURCES] Violent crime rates in the United States saw their largest year-to-year decline since 1936 between 2024 and 2025. lawenforcementtoday.com · bearingarms.com · www.socialnews.xyz · www.jns.org · www.ms.now
[● 2 SOURCES] Of 2,572 religion-based hate crimes in 2025, 64% targeted Jewish people. www.jns.org
[● 4 SOURCES] Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreased by an estimated 18.1% from 2024 to 2025. lawenforcementtoday.com · bearingarms.com · www.socialnews.xyz · www.ms.now
[● 3 SOURCES] Aggravated assault figures decreased by an estimated 7.2%. lawenforcementtoday.com · bearingarms.com · www.socialnews.xyz
[● 3 SOURCES] Reported hate crime incidents decreased by 7.0%, falling from 11,404 in 2024 to 10,606 in 2025. lawenforcementtoday.com · www.jns.org
[● 3 SOURCES] The 2025 murder rate of 4.1 per 100,000 inhabitants is tied with 1955 and 1956 for the lowest recorded rate. lawenforcementtoday.com · bearingarms.com · www.ms.now

Sources

Swimming with Galápagos penguins made my wildlife dreams come true [nationalpost.com]

about 2 hours ago

lululemon’s resale platform launches in Canada — here’s how to sell and shop for up to 60% off [canoe.com]

about 5 hours ago

Law Enforcement Today [lawenforcementtoday.com]

1 day ago

FBI's Latest Report Leaves 'More Guns, More Crime' Hypothesis in Tatters [bearingarms.com]

about 9 hours ago

Ashley MacIsaac ends defamation lawsuit over Google AI claim he was a sex offender [nationalpost.com]

about 12 hours ago

Why violent crime plummeted in the U. S. in 2025 (Video) [www.socialnews.xyz]

about 2 hours ago

Calgary-Shaw byelection set for Sept. 14 [calgaryherald.com]

about 1 hour ago

Hate crimes down 7% nationwide from 2024-25, but 64% of religion-based hate crimes last year targeted Jews, per FBI data [www.jns.org]

about 11 hours ago

Republicans suddenly change their minds about the reliability of U. S. crime data [www.ms.now]

about 7 hours ago

Thousands mourn dead black academic in London vigil [nationalpost.com]

22 minutes ago

One person charged after illicit tobacco products seized, police say [ottawacitizen.com]

about 4 hours ago

The FBI Marks the Largest Year-to-Year Decline In Violent Crime Since, Well, Ever [pjmedia.com]

about 6 hours ago

'We overshot': SFU Pipe Band wins world championship in Glasgow [vancouversun.com]

about 3 hours ago