GARDEN CITY, N.Y.—President Donald Trump on Aug. 14 announced record drops in violent crime across the nation during his first year back in office during a visit to a police academy Aug. 14 in Nassau County, a key midterm battleground.
“We achieved the largest drop in murder rate ever recorded, the lowest level in 125 years since the year 1900. That was before my father was born. He would not have liked me saying that,” the president said.
Newly sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel joined the president for the release of the FBI’s 2025 Crime Statistics Report. The report highlights that Trump’s first year back in the White House recorded the largest year-to-year decrease in violent crime on record….
Trump Highlights Record Drop in Violent Crime in Visit to NY Police Academy
