Hold onto your hats, patriots—America’s streets are getting safer, and the Trump administration is steering the ship with an iron grip on violent crime.

From January to October 2025, murders across the United States dropped by a striking 20% compared to the same period in 2024, a trend that aligns with President Donald Trump’s aggressive push against crime, backed by hard numbers from crime data expert Jeff Asher and the Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI), as the Daily Caller reports.

Let’s break down how this unfolded, step by step, without the fluff of endless think pieces.

Trump Takes Action with Executive Orders

In July 2025, Trump signed a pivotal executive order aimed at empowering local law enforcement to tackle violent crime head-on.

This wasn’t just paperwork—it was a clear message that law and order would no longer take a backseat to bureaucratic dawdling.

By August, the president escalated the fight, issuing a crime emergency executive order in Washington, D.C., and deploying the National Guard to restore safety.

Capital City Reaps Immediate Benefits

The impact in D.C. was nothing short of jaw-dropping, with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reporting a near-60% plunge in homicides that August compared to the previous year.

Speaker Mike Johnson didn’t hesitate to give credit where it’s due, stating Trump’s move produced “immediate results in the nation’s capital,” based on MPD data.

Call it what you will, but while some critics cling to overcomplicated social theories, D.C.’s overall murder rate for 2025 fell by nearly 28% per RTCI figures—proof that action speaks louder than endless debate.

National Guard Extends Reach Beyond D.C.

Washington wasn’t the only city to feel the effects; Trump also sent the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, where murders decreased by almost 20% from 2024 to 2025.

Other urban centers followed suit with impressive declines: New York City saw a 17.6% drop in homicides, Los Angeles came in at nearly 19%, and even New Orleans managed a 7.5% reduction.

These aren’t just numbers—they’re signs of communities breathing a little easier, thanks to policies that prioritize safety over pandering to progressive talking points.

Crime Drops Across Categories Nationwide

The RTCI, drawing data from 570 law enforcement agencies, paints an even broader picture of success, showing declines in other crime categories like motor vehicle thefts by 23.2%, aggravated assaults by 7.5%, and robberies by 18.3%.

Crime expert Jeff Asher emphasized that the RTCI reported “sizable declines” across all types of crime and demographics tracked. When leadership cuts through the noise of woke rhetoric and focuses on results, it’s no surprise that since 2021, nationwide crime rates have been on a steady downward trend.

Furthermore, Asher’s analysis of 30 U.S. cities with the highest murder counts in 2024 revealed a consistent near-20% decrease through November 2025, though a few outliers like Gilbert, Arizona, and Johnston County, North Carolina, bucked the trend with alarming 600% spikes in murders.

A Balanced View on Progress Made

Let’s be clear: not every corner of America is a success story yet, and those sharp increases in certain jurisdictions deserve scrutiny and solutions.

Still, the overarching data—excluding manslaughter, self-defense, negligence, and accidental killings as per RTCI methodology—shows a nation moving in the right direction under a no-nonsense approach to public safety.

For too long, some have pushed policies that seem more focused on optics than outcomes, but the current administration’s focus on supporting law enforcement and deploying resources where they’re needed most is yielding tangible wins for everyday Americans.