Capitalism Institute·5 hours ago·Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 12:02 AM

DOJ survey records largest one-year plunge in violent crime during Trump’s first year back

Violent crime fell by roughly a quarter in 2025, the first year of President Trump’s second term, marking the steepest single-year drop in more than five decades of federal survey data, Justice Department figures show. Preliminary estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey found that the majority of non-fatal violent crimes, including rapes, sexual assaults,

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