Crime Plummets in Trump Era: Homicide Rate on Pace for Lows Not Seen in 100 Years

It may not feel like it if you live in a blue soft-on-crime city with a revolving-door justice system and a Soros-backed criminal-loving prosecutor, but crime across the country is actually down.

Way down:

Law and Order is back.

In the first half of 2026 vs. the same period last year:

Homicides are down 18% — on pace for the lowest level in at least 126 years

Carjackings are down 47%

Motor vehicle thefts are down 20%

Robberies are down 17%

Residential burglaries are down 13% https://t.co/WaPmbJ0zGs
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) July 30, 2026

“Crime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trump,” the White House said in a statement Wednesday.

Under President Donald J. Trump, violent crime is collapsing at a pace unmatched in modern American history. A new mid-year report confirms that homicides are again on track to reach the lowest level in more than a century — building on last year’s extraordinary progress and delivering on one of President Trump’s core promises to restore law and order.
Americans see the results every day: safer neighborhoods, fewer victims, and the decisive end of the crime surge that scarred the last decade. This is not accidental; it is the direct result of the Trump Administration’s relentless efforts to enforce the rule of law, back the police, and surge resources into communities long abandoned by Democrats.

Crime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trumphttps://t.co/HFam6ed9rh
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) July 29, 2026

Could it have something to do with the mass illegal alien deportation efforts of the administration, the rejuvenated Department of Justice and the FBI, and the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C.? Survey says: sure seems like it.

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We’ve still got a long way to go — antisemitism crimes, youth mobs, and rampant retail theft remain huge problems — but the overall numbers are impossible to ignore:

The steepest homicide drops have come in cities where the Trump Administration stepped in after Democrat leaders failed to act:
In Memphis, murders are down more than 43% so far this year — after the city recorded fewer than 200 murders last year for the first time since 2019.
In Washington, D.C., murders are down more than 42% so far this year — following a 60% plunge in murders last year.
In New Orleans, murders are down more than 32% so far this year — after the city’s homicide rate fell last year to its lowest in nearly 50 years.
In Los Angeles, murders are down more than 18% so far this year — after the city saw a nearly 20% drop last year.

Do you think you would have seen operations like this under Joe Biden?

Operation Summer Heat 2.0 is in full force.@FBIBaltimore is surging resources alongside our local, state, and federal partners across Maryland and Delaware to arrest violent criminals threatening our communities. Strong partnerships are the driving force behind this effort and… pic.twitter.com/VwxmcfUTLJ
— FBI Baltimore (@FBIBaltimore) July 30, 2026

Operation Summer Heat 2.0 is in full force.
@FBIBaltimore is surging resources alongside our local, state, and federal partners across Maryland and Delaware to arrest violent criminals threatening our communities. Strong partnerships are the driving force behind this effort and reflect a shared commitment to protecting our communities. Together, we will continue to crush violent crime and target those who pose the greatest threat to public safety. #FBISummerHeat #CrushingViolentCrime

As I said, we’ve still got a long way to go — I live in a blue city where many people don’t even bother reporting crimes because they know nothing will happen. But maybe focusing on a law-and-order agenda instead of a “defund the police,” “let the criminals loose” philosophy was actually a good idea.

Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left's lies, new legislation wasn't needed to secure our border, just a new president.

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