Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue?
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Crime fell across much of the U.S. in 2025 — in the Midwest, the South, the Northeast and the West, in big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states.
The number of murders saw a huge drop — about 20% fewer than in 2024, according to the Real Time Crime Index, which uses local crime data from nearly 600 jurisdictions around the country. Other violent crimes, including rape, robbery and aggravated assault, also declined, as did property crimes like motor vehicle theft and burglaries.
"It's the best year in crime I've seen in 27 years in this business," says John Roman, who directs the Center on Public Safe
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