2025 Violent-C Crime Falls to Record Lows, FBI Data Show
The FBI’s 2025 data show the U.S. violent-crime rate fell 9.7%—the largest annual drop since 1936—with murders down 18.1%, robberies 18.5%, rapes 7.6%, and aggravated assaults 7.2%. The murder rate declined 18.5% to 4.1 per 100,000, tying 1955–56 lows. Property crime dropped 12.4% (vehicle theft −22.7%, burglary −15.8%, larceny −9.8%). The decline was broad across population groups and city sizes, based on data from 17,075 agencies covering about 96% of the population, with missing data estimated. No single policy or factor is credited for the drop.
