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In the wake of new crime data, Republicans in Congress are telling The Daily Signal that President Donald Trump is delivering on his “law and order” promises.
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At Thursday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed new findings from the Council on Criminal Justice that showed that the nationwide murder rate has dropped to its lowest number since 1900.
Overall, violent crime has reached levels last seen in 2019, when Trump’s first administration enacted similar policies to fight crime, the report noted.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, told The Daily Signal the president’s “respect for law and order” is “saving American lives,” stating that this is a reversal from the “last four years of lawlessness.”
“Between the apprehension and deportation of illegal criminals as well as a renewed focus on safety in American cities, lives are being saved,” Lee added.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal, “The historic decline in crime across the country is a direct result of President Trump’s strong law-and-order agenda and decisive border policies, which empower our patriotic men and women in law enforcement to do their jobs effectively.”
“[Minnesota Gov. Tim] Walz should take note of what real leadership looks like,” Roy added.
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., who pledged to continue to fight with Trump “side-by-side” in “backing the blue, deporting criminal illegals, and securing our border,” told The Daily Signal that “crime is coming down because President Trump is the law-and-order president.”
The president has mobilized federal law enforcement agencies at the beginning of his second term to help lower crime in American cities.
Republicans believe the Trump administration’s attention to crime is the main driver behind murders plummeting by 21% since 2024, carjackings dropping by 61% since 2023, and shoplifting’s 10% decline since 2024.
One of the American cities highlighted in the report was Atlanta, which saw an increased presence of federal law enforcement in 2025. According to the report, the murder rate has dropped by 14% since 2024.
Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who urged Trump to increase federal law enforcement presence in Atlanta last year, told The Daily Signal that the president is “committed” to preventing another “Laken Riley” by “restoring law and order.”
Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal immigrant while at the University of Georgia in 2024.
“His successful federal interventions speak for themselves,” Carter added. “Atlanta, under Democrat leadership, continues to battle a migrant crime problem.”
Another key city mentioned in the report was Richmond, Virginia, which saw a 59% drop in homicide rates since 2024. Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, welcomed immigration law enforcement in the state in 2025.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger, however, has directed local law enforcement to severely reduce collaboration with federal law enforcement.
The lead researcher from the report, Ernesto Lopez, described the overall drop in crime, specifically homicide, as “welcome news,” and noted that the homicide rate spiked significantly in 2020.
On Thursday, Leavitt told reporters that “under President Trump in 2025 the Federal Bureau of Investigation increased violent crime arrest by 100% compared to the prior year.”
“The FBI also conducted more than 67,000 arrests in the past year, which she mentioned is 197% more than in the previous year,” Leavitt added.
Leavitt also noted that the FBI has also disrupted 1800 gangs and criminal enterprises, which marks a 200% increase from 2024, and arrested 1,700 child predators and more than 300 human traffickers across the country.
“The FBI has also arrested 6 out of 10 of the FBI’s most wanted,” Leavitt claimed.
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