GrokMaster: Wrong; it's a year over year drop.
Thanks to Joe Biden! Now Trump’s squandering it all with his moronic tariffs.At the same time border violations reached an all-time low, while Constitutional firearms carry (permit less carry) for the law-abiding surged, plus the Federal crime crackdowns.
Almost NO illegal border crossings in 2025,
Constitutional carry, or permitless concealed carry, has surged across the U.S., with 27 states adopting laws allowing residents to carry concealed handguns without a permit as of late 2023. This movement represents 65% of the country's land area and 44% of the population, driven by Republican-led state legislatures expanding gun rights and reducing restrictions on carrying firearms in public.
Causation....or correlation??
Murder rate drops to lowest level since 1900 across major US cities nationwide
Council on Criminal Justice data shows 11 of 13 crime categories decreased, including homicides
Murders across the U.S. dropped last year to a historic low, according to researchers, marking a dramatic turnaround after violent crime surged in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and as left-wing leaders espoused ideas like defunding their police departments and releasing repeat offenders without bail.
The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) report weighed crime statistics from 40 cities that have reported monthly data for the past eight years. It found 11 of 13 crime categories dropped in 2025 compared to 2024. Nine of them dropped by 10% or more, including homicides, which saw a 21% drop.
"President Trump promised to bring back Law and Order to the United States of America," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X Thursday morning, along with a chart from the Council on Criminal Justice showing the country saw its lowest homicide rate since 1900. "This is what happens when you have a President who fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and the worst of the worst illegal aliens."
Murder rate drops to lowest level since 1900 across major US cities nationwide
Historic crime milestone as U.S. murders reach lowest levels since 1900. Major cities report record safety improvements through strategic enforcement.www.foxnews.com