{"id":2446953,"date":"2025-06-13T10:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-just-4-months-trump-has-crushed-crime-rates-murder-plummets-as-rape-and-robbery-collapse-too\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:13:09","slug":"in-just-4-months-trump-has-crushed-crime-rates-murder-plummets-as-rape-and-robbery-collapse-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-just-4-months-trump-has-crushed-crime-rates-murder-plummets-as-rape-and-robbery-collapse-too\/","title":{"rendered":"In Just 4 Months Trump Has Crushed Crime Rates &#8211; Murder Plummets as Rape and Robbery Collapse, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fin-just-4-months-trump-has-crushed-crime-rates-murder-plummets-as-rape-and-robbery-collapse-too%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=2446953&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>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s claims regarding a notable reduction in crime rates during his administration.It highlights his assertions made during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ukraine-falls-new-axis-of-evil-rises-senator-says\/\" title=\"As Ukraine Falls, New \u2018Axis of Evil\u2019 Rises, Senator Says\">recent roundtable discussion<\/a> with the fraternal Order of Police, where he credited his policies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-nato-leaders-to-bolster-arctic-defenses\/\" title=\"Canada, NATO leaders to bolster arctic defenses\">including strong support<\/a> for law enforcement and his tough stance on crime and illegal immigration, for the drop. Recent statistics indicate overwhelming decreases in homicide and other violent crime rates across many major U.S.cities, with Trump asserting his administration&#8217;s efforts directly contributed to these changes. He emphasizes the importance of supporting police and enforcing stricter immigration controls,arguing that previous leniency was detrimental. The article concludes by suggesting that weather directly or indirectly,Trump&#8217;s leadership has played a role in changing the trajectory of crime in America.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is President Donald Trump making America safe again?<\/p>\n<p>The statistics seem to suggest so, and the president is rightly taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-effect-hits-blue-cities-urban-murder-rates-plummet-across-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">credit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/jun\/5\/trump-takes-credit-political-shift-reducing-violent-crime-record-lows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>, Trump boasted about his part in the sharp decline in serious criminality during a White House roundtable discussion last week with the Fraternal Order of Police.<\/p>\n<p>Homicide rates plummeted to the lowest in history while other violent crimes, including rape and robbery, also dropped precipitously.<\/p>\n<p>Trump credited his steadfast support for law enforcement, tough-on-crime stance, and crackdown on illegal immigration in his remarks to the largest police union in America.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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he charged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under the Trump administration, those days are over,&rdquo; Trump promised before going on to highlight the positive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/promise-kept-trump-signs-executive-order-banning-men-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changes<\/a> he&rsquo;s made.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;ended the use of lawfare against police officers,&rdquo; as well as increased funding for &ldquo;police recruitment, retention, and pay&rdquo; while increasing punishments on criminals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Upon taking office, I declared a national emergency on our southern border, and we reduced the number of illegal border crossers released into the United States by 99.999 percent. You can&rsquo;t do much better than that,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve removed thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-files-scotus-brief-in-case-over-biden-refusal-to-deport-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"Florida Files SCOTUS Brief in Case Over Biden Refusal to Deport Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens\">violent criminal illegal aliens<\/a> from our communities as part of the largest deportation effort in American history. And just a few months into office, the national murder rate has plummeted by 28 percent,&rdquo; the president said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going down because of, largely because of, what you&rsquo;re doing,&rdquo; he added, sharing credit with the police.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rBWgUwMI2GM?si=4Fa-SPtNgQe7VaYp&amp;start=129\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As the Examiner noted, the Real Time Crime Index showed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-gender-reassignment-surgeries-take-center-stage-in-kentucky-gubernatorial-race\/\" title=\"... and gender-reassignment surgeries in focus in Kentucky governor race.\">double-digit reduction<\/a> in crime for virtually every major city &mdash; deep blue cities &mdash; in America relative to the same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>Murder is down 21.5 percent; robberies have dropped by 20 percent; and rapes have reduced by 10.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>When broken down by city, the drop in homicide rates is even more stunning in May compared to the prior year. Denver&rsquo;s murder rate was slashed by 63 percent, while Cleveland&rsquo;s dropped by 36 percent and St. Louis&rsquo; was reduced by 31.6 percent.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans saw a 30 percent decrease, while New York&rsquo;s murder rate dropped by 27 percent. Even the notoriously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-interviewing-chicago-police-officer-job-arrested-admitting-heinous-crimes-lie-detector-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violent<\/a> city of Chicago saw its murder rate drop by nearly a quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whatever the factors affecting the crime drop, it&rsquo;s happening in virtually every city in the U.S. and for almost every crime in the United States,&rdquo; former Bureau of Justice Statistics director Alexis Piquero said.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not Trump is directly responsible for this change in crime, at the very least, it shows that it&rsquo;s possible.<\/p>\n<p>Crime rates soared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/portlands-liberal-hellhole-crime-skyrocketing-along-police-response-times-following-defund-police-calls-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">madness<\/a> of 2020 and beyond, no doubt because of insane leftist ideas like defunding the police.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, George Soros-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tide-turns-state-supreme-court-backs-gop-governor-removal-soros-backed-prosecutor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prosecutors<\/a> refused to do their job, effectively decriminalizing abhorrent behavior and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sending violent offenders back<\/a> on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats threw up their hands and chalked it up to the new normal while real people suffered the consequences of anarchy and violence.<\/p>\n<p>If they had their way, this downward spiral would have continued as they gutted police departments, freed criminals, and welcomed dangerous illegal immigrants with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>Even now, Los Angeles is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-just-la-anti-ice-protesters-show-much-closer-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">burning<\/a> because leftists are losing their minds that Trump has the audacity to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to do their job.<\/p>\n<p>For Democrats and their voters, their warped idealism has put them in the position of supporting &mdash; and perhaps ushering in &mdash; the total destruction of America&rsquo;s cities.<\/p>\n<p>But still, there&rsquo;s no denying a shift happened in the minds and hearts of Americans in 2024 when a majority decided enough was enough &mdash; and now Trump is giving them exactly what they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-invites-toughest-vote-history-us-white-house-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> for.<\/p>\n<p>Whether through his direct influence or just the deterrence of a strong leader committed to law and order, Trump turned the tide on crime.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The data appears to indicate this, and the president is justifiably claiming credit. As reported by The Washington Times, Trump highlighted his role in the significant drop in serious crime during a recent White House roundtable with the Fraternal Order of Police. Homicide rates have reached historic lows, and other violent crimes like rape and robbery have also seen substantial decreases. In his remarks to America&#8217;s largest police union, Trump attributed these improvements to his strong support for law enforcement, tough-on-crime policies, and efforts to combat illegal immigration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2446954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-and-Police.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40602,4349,3634],"class_list":["post-2446953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-rates","tag-murder","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-and-Police.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446953","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446953"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446957,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446953\/revisions\/2446957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}