{"id":2432472,"date":"2025-05-08T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-cities-across-us-report-decrease-in-violent-crime-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:03:17","slug":"big-cities-across-us-report-decrease-in-violent-crime-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-cities-across-us-report-decrease-in-violent-crime-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Big cities across US report decrease in violent crime &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-cities-across-us-report-decrease-in-violent-crime-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2432472&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the first quarter of 2025,68 of the largest cities in the United States reported an average decrease in violent crime,according to the Major Cities Chiefs Association. Key statistics showed a nationwide drop in assaults (11%), robberies (almost 20%), rapes (14%), and homicides (over 20%). Honolulu experienced the most significant homicide reduction at 82%,followed by Minneapolis with a 54% decrease and Dallas with 44%. This decline in crime was praised by the Trump administration, attributing it to their policies supporting law enforcement. New York City did not report to the MCCA but noted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-speak-about-inflation-and-inappropriate-government-spending-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"Economists speak about inflation and inappropriate government spending during pandemic\">historic drop<\/a> in gun violence, with a nearly 25% decrease from the previous quarter. Though, three cities\u2014Fort Worth, Houston, and Kansas City\u2014did see increases in homicide rates.the data reflects a positive trend in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ag-takes-aim-at-illegal-guns-breaks-from-gun-control-agenda\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s AG takes aim at illegal guns, breaks from gun control agenda\">violent crime reduction<\/a> across major U.S.cities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Big cities across US report decrease in violent crime during first quarter<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2114992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New data show that 68 of the largest cities in the United States reported an average decline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3369620\/eric-adams-touts-historic-drop-nyc-crime-safest-big-city-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"violent crime\">violent crime<\/a> in the first quarter of 2025. <\/p>\n<p>The Major Cities Chiefs Association, which is comprised of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement executives representing<\/a> most major metropolitan areas,<a href=\"https:\/\/majorcitieschiefs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCCA-Violent-Crime-Report-2025-and-2024-First-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported the data\"> reported<\/a> that homicides, rapes, aggravated assaults, and robberies declined in nearly every city. Assaults were down by 11% nationwide, robberies were down by almost 20%, rape decreased by 14%, and homicides were down by over 20%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3405265\/rubio-reviewing-student-visas-anti-israel-protesters-columbia-library\/\">Rubio reviewing student visas for anti-Israel protesters who took over Columbia&#8217;s library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3404378\/mexican-human-smuggling-san-diego-diego-boat-capsizes\/\">Five Mexicans charged with human smuggling in San Diego after migrants die in capsized boat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3403946\/springfield-illinois-noem-implores-pritzker-abandon-sanctuary-policies\/\">In Springfield, Noem implores Pritzker to abandon sanctuary policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Honolulu saw the largest decrease in homicides by a rate of 82%. Minneapolis was next with a 54% decrease, then Dallas with a 44% decrease.<\/p>\n<p>This news was lauded by the Trump administration. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump and his America First policies are already making communities safer, but [sic] empowering law enforcement and deporting some of the most heinous illegal immigrant criminals,&rdquo; White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Americans know that this Administration is committed to their safety and security, and that&rsquo;s why crime is rapidly declining.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3369620\/eric-adams-touts-historic-drop-nyc-crime-safest-big-city-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ERIC ADAMS TOUTS HISTORIC DROP IN NYC CRIME: &lsquo;SAFEST BIG CITY IN AMERICA&rsquo;\">ERIC ADAMS TOUTS HISTORIC DROP IN NYC CRIME: &lsquo;SAFEST BIG CITY IN AMERICA&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While New York City did not report to the MCCA, Mayor Eric Adams revealed earlier this year that the city<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3369620\/eric-adams-touts-historic-drop-nyc-crime-safest-big-city-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&nbsp;experienced the lowest quarter in history<\/a>&nbsp;for instances of gun violence, which decreased by nearly 25% since last quarter, with only 140 shootings. A little less than a third of these shootings resulted in arrests by Thursday, and police recovered over 1,300 illegal firearms. The number of homicides was 17, the second-lowest quarter and over 50% less than this time last year.<\/p>\n<p>Three cities reported increases in homicide, which were Fort Worth, Texas, with a 112% uptick, Houston with a 21% spike, and Kansas City with a 31% jump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2114992\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2114992\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US cities see drop in violent crime in early 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2432473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP22178776797104.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5037,50403,4133,50822,3699],"class_list":["post-2432472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cities","tag-crime-2","tag-news","tag-us-2","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP22178776797104.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432476,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432472\/revisions\/2432476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}