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US homicide rate hits 126-year low

Overview

The Council on Criminal Justice’s mid‑year 2026 report confirmed an 18 % drop in homicide rates across 30‑36 U.S. cities, roughly 215 fewer killings and a rate about 51 % below its 2022 peak, putting the nation on track for the lowest annual homicide level in more than a century. A July 2026 projection estimates the national homicide rate at about 4.0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025 – a 21 % decline from the prior year and the lowest figure recorded since at least 1900. The Department of Homeland Security’s own data for the first half of 2026 show the same 18 % decline, establishing the lowest homicide rate in at least 126 years. Other violent‑crime metrics slipped modestly (aggravated assaults ‑2 %, gun assaults ‑6 %) while domestic‑violence incidents rose 8 % and sexual assaults 3 %. Crime categories such as carjackings (‑47 %), motor‑vehicle thefts (‑20 %), robberies (‑17 %) and residential burglaries (‑13 %) also fell. FBI data for 2025 further supports this, noting a 22.7 % decline in motor vehicle thefts, a 15.8 % drop in burglaries, and an 18.5 % reduction in robberies. The White House has characterized these figures as the “largest reduction in violent crime in U. S. HISTORY.” Officials have offered differing explanations for the trend. DHS officials and the Trump administration have linked the decline to the removal of non‑citizen offenders with criminal histories, with Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stating the trend “shows that removing criminals from the country makes America safer.” Conversely, researchers and experts cite complex macro‑level forces, including reduced alcohol-related deaths, lower drug overdoses, decreased firearm purchases, and substantial federal funding for violence-intervention programs, such as the $362 billion from the American Rescue Plan.

Entities

United States · Council on Criminal Justice · Donald Trump · FBI · Department of Homeland Security

Claims

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Timeline

  1. about 11 hours ago

    [POLITICS] 11 sources
    United States violent crime rates hit historic lows in 2025

    FBI data shows a historic decline in U.S. violent crime in 2025, with the homicide rate dropping 18.1% to its lowest level since the 1950s. President Trump credited his administration's policies for the trend.

  2. 11 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    U.S. Murder Rates Decline as Louisiana Shows Sharp Homicide Drop

    U.S. murder rates have fallen to their lowest since 1900, with Louisiana’s homicides dropping from 823 in 2021 to 289 in 2025, driven by funding, policing reforms and concentrated crime hotspots.

  3. 13 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    US homicide rate falls to 126‑year low as deportations increase

    US homicides dropped 18 % in early 2026, reaching a 126‑year low, with DHS attributing the decline to deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records.

  4. 21 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    U.S. Homicide Rate Hits Century Low, Report Shows

    A Council on Criminal Justice report shows U.S. homicides fell 18% in early 2026, putting the nation on track for a century‑low rate, with most cities seeing declines despite a few outliers.

  5. 23 days ago

    [CRIME] 26 sources
    U.S. homicide rate falls toward century‑low as violence declines nationwide

    U.S. homicide rates fell 18 % in early 2026, potentially reaching a century‑low, with similar declines reported in Argentina, Brazil, Tennessee, Texas and New York, though a few cities saw spikes.

  6. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    U.S. homicide rate reaches historic low

    U.S. homicide rate projected at 4.0 per 100,000 in 2025, a 21% drop and the lowest since 1900, amid broader crime reductions.

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