The United States may be on track for its sharpest one-year decline in murder rates. But how and why that decline is happening has become almost as contested as the numbers themselves.
A senior crime data analyst says killings fell by nearly a fifth through most of 2025, marking a historic shift after years of pandemic-era violence. The White House Press Secretary reacted on X by publicly crediting US President Donald Trump's law-and-order agenda, prompting strong reactions online.
