Violent crime in U.S. cities is way down, and Trump is taking credit

2026-02-16 - 09:05

Fresh statistics show violent crime in major U.S. cities dropped sharply in 2025 from the previous year, and U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming that his get-tough policies are the reason. The inconvenient truth for this Trump administration is that violent crime was already in sharp decline before he returned to office.