{"id":2524746,"date":"2025-12-24T19:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T00:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-touts-historic-drop-in-annual-murders\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T20:01:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T01:01:43","slug":"white-house-touts-historic-drop-in-annual-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-touts-historic-drop-in-annual-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"White House touts historic drop in annual murders"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fwhite-house-touts-historic-drop-in-annual-murders%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=2524746&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>Teh White house highlighted new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-run-city-in-vermont-having-2nd-thoughts-after-it-defunded-police-a-mistake\/\" title=\"Leftist-Run City in Vermont Having 2nd Thoughts After It Defunded Police: \u2018A Mistake\u2019\">crime data showing<\/a> U.S. murders on pace for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >largest single-year decline<\/a> on record, crediting President Trump&#8217;s tough-on-crime policies. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared an Axios report citing the Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI), which found murders from January-October 2025 fell about 19% versus the same period in 2024, just under 6,000 total. RTCI also reported declines in other violent crimes, including a 23% drop in carjackings and an 8% drop in aggravated assaults. Crime analyst Jeff Asher warned the RTCI figures are preliminary and will be confirmed when federal (FBI) data are released next year but noted RTCI has typically been within 1.5% of final federal totals.the governance and some advisers framed the data as evidence that the president is &#8220;restoring law and order.&#8221;  <\/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\">White House touts historic drop in annual murders<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2453917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> is ending the year on a high note, saying President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4361685\/trump-order-two-month-quarantine-venezuelan-oil\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s tough-on-crime policies have driven down violent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\">crime<\/a> at a rate never before seen in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a story published by <em>Axios<\/em> on Wednesday morning, highlighting statistics that showed the U.S. murder rate is on pace for its largest, single-year decrease on record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4361667\/ice-shooting-two-people-injured-baltimore\/\">ICE shooting near Baltimore leaves two injured after agency says car was used as weapon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4355660\/border-patrol-travel-arrest-illegal-immigrants-2026-chief\/\">Border Patrol &lsquo;will go anywhere&rsquo; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-says-state-will-build-its-own-border-barriers-if-biden-wont-address-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Says State Will Build Its Own Border Barriers If Biden Won\u2019t Address Immigration Crisis\">arrest illegal immigrants<\/a> in 2026, chief says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4357288\/gunman-kills-delaware-state-trooper-in-execution-style-dmv-attack\/\">Gunman kills Delaware state trooper in &#8216;execution-style&#8217; DMV attack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The outlet cited data from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/realtimecrimeindex.com\/\">Real-Time Crime Index<\/a>, which compiles monthly crime statistics from hundreds of local, state, and federal agencies. The data show that the total murders committed in the U.S. between January and October of 2025 fell just shy of 6,000, a more than 19% dip compared to January through October of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>RTCI has shown American murders steadily dropping each year since the COVID-19 pandemic highs of 2021, but 2025&rsquo;s decline would put the U.S. on pace for the fastest decrease in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jasher.substack.com\/p\/2025-year-in-review-a-remarkable\">Jeff Asher<\/a>, a crime statistics analyst, wrote over the weekend that the RTCI data should not be taken as gospel and will only be confirmed once the federal government publishes its data for 2025 early next year. However, Asher noted that, over the past 7 years, the RTCI analysis has never been more than 1.5% off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s statistics once finalized.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In other words, the percentage points will change a bit, but we have sufficient information now to say what next year&rsquo;s FBI crime estimates will say with fairly good confidence,&rdquo; Asher explained on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, RTCI showed significant decreases in other types of violent crime, including a 23% decrease in carjackings and an 8% decrease in aggravated assaults.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt shared the statistics on X with a simple caption: &ldquo;President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4361642\/trump-administration-epstein-files-release-few-more-weeks\/\">Trump<\/a> is restoring Law and Order in America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">U.S. murders on pace for largest one-year drop on record<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bhI5xfia4V\">https:\/\/t.co\/bhI5xfia4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/2003822384860856800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4361757\/trump-laughs-children-ask-cookies-coal-annual-santa-claus-calls\/\"><strong>TRUMP LAUGHS WHEN CHILDREN ASK ABOUT COOKIES AND COAL DURING ANNUAL SANTA CLAUS CALLS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One out-of-government <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4356273\/trump-empathizes-bill-clinton-others-featured-epstein-document\/\">Trump<\/a> adviser told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the RTCI statistics are &ldquo;YUGE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This just proves what we&rsquo;ve been telling y&rsquo;all for the past year,&rdquo; the adviser said in a statement. &ldquo;President Trump is making America safe again. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>White House: Record U.S. murder decline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2524747,"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\/12\/AP25358812146944.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40660,69422,32127],"class_list":["post-2524746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-statistics","tag-murder-rate-decline","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25358812146944.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524746","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524746"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524750,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524746\/revisions\/2524750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2524746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2524746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}