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FBI Reports Declines in Violent and Property Crime in 2024

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Above: The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 2025. Image copyright: Eric Lee/Getty Images

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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Crime is falling fast across the country, with murder rates at historic lows and violent crime plummeting across every category — and it's no coincidence. Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration is delivering real results, with ICE arrests surging and violent offenders taken off the streets. This is what happens when laws are enforced and police are empowered to do their jobs.

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Establishment-critical narrative

Crime is falling — and it's not because of fear or force, but smart investment. Community-based violence prevention, gun safety laws, and support for local police are driving historic declines. Yet Trump is slashing funding for the DOJ, FBI, and proven crime-prevention grants — putting ideology over evidence and undermining the tools that actually keep communities safe.

Americanprogress

Cynical narrative

Trump's so-called 2024 "crime wave" was a political invention. Even as the FBI reported a 15% drop in murders and the lowest violent crime rate since the 1960s, Trump claimed the numbers were "fudged" to hide migrant violence — without evidence. He pushed this narrative throughout the campaign, ignoring that crime had surged in 2020 under his presidency. When facts don't fit, he simply erases them.

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