Violent crime fell sharply across the U.S. in 2025, with murders declining over 18% in the largest drop since 1937, according ...

A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for ...

Data: Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA); Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios Violent crime fell sharply across the largest U.S. cities in early 2026, extending a nationwide decline that began after ...

Given the tone of network and cable news coverage, it might come as a surprise to learn that crime in the United States—including violent crime—has declined in the post-COVID era. According to FBI ...

Rey Chavis knew it was life or death when his phone rang one day last summer. Chavis, a lifelong Newark, New Jersey, resident who runs The Newark Community Street Team – a group of violence ...

The president is looking to add troops to city streets while cutting funds for programs that work, experts and local officials say. But one idea, beautifying neighborhoods, has buy-in. By Tim Arango ...

President Donald Trump framed his presidency around delivering the American people a booming economy at home and long-sought peace abroad. But lately, as progress toward both those goals has begun to ...

Republican governors who have mustered National Guard troops for deployment in blue-state cities may re-examine their deployments if federal intervention significantly brings crime down. By David W.