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Fact Check Team: Crime is falling sharply, but decline began before Trump returned

Fact Check Team: Crime is falling sharply, but decline began before Trump returned
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The numbers are striking: Violent crime in the U.S. fell by 9.3% in 2025, the largest one-year decline since the FBI began estimating crime trends in 1936.

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