Trump Touts Results of Crime Crackdown as Homicide Continues to Fall After Record Drop in 2025

President Donald Trump on Friday touted the results of his administration's national crime crackdown, which includes a record drop in the homicide rate and violent crime.

Trump touts drop in US crime rates with an eye on midterms  reuters.com

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to showcase falling violent crime rates on Friday as evidence that his law-and-order agenda is working, seeking to shift attention away from economic concerns that have dented his approval ratings ahead of November's midterm elections.

Tamara Jachym says Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., is working after her son Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was fatally shot in 2025.

Tamara Jachym says Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. is working after her son Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was fatally shot in 2025.