‘Make America Safe Again’: New crime numbers show dramatic drop after Trump’s 1st year of 2nd term

Summary

• Data from the Census Bureau’s National Crime Victimization Survey shows violent crime victimization fell 25% and property crime victimization fell 19% during President Donald Trump’s first year in office.
• The survey estimated Americans age 12 and older experienced about 7.5 million violent victimizations in 2025. That’s down from 8.2 million in the final year of the Joe Biden administration and the biggest drop in the survey’s history.
• “This report is proof that President Trump’s ‘Make America Safe Again’ agenda is working,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward says.

New Justice Department federal survey data shows violent crime victimization fell 25% and property crime victimization fell 19% in 2025 from the rates in 2024.

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Aggravated assault victimization fell 31%, from about 1.30 million incidents in 2024 to 907,000 in 2025, according to the report. The rate declined from 4.5 to 3.1 incidents per 1,000 people.

It says that robbery victimization fell 27%, from about 626,000 incidents in 2024 to about 454,000 in 2025.

Among the most common crimes, property crime victimization fell 19%, from about 18.4 million incidents in 2024 to 14.9 million in 2025, the data says.

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The Justice Department further points to stepped-up drug enforcement, citing a reported 25% increase in fentanyl seizures, as another factor contributing to the declines in victimization.

Further, the department notes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reported a 57% increase in criminal charges associated with its gun-trafficking enforcement efforts, while the FBI disrupted 1,800 gangs and criminal enterprises.

[Editor’s note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]

(*) Full article: https://www.wnd.com/2026/10/make-america-safe-again-new-crime-numbers-show/