Karoline Leavitt notes, ‘Promises made, promises kept’
The homicide rate declined 21% across 35 major U.S. cities during 2025, one of the largest single-year drops of all time. A wide array of other crime statistics also fell.
And it’s because of President “Law and Order,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
President Trump promised to bring back Law and Order to the United States of America.
This is what happens when you have a President who fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and the worst of the worst illegal aliens.
Promise Made. Promise Kept. https://t.co/3lAJ0gni20 pic.twitter.com/qVe5BuKvSm
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 22, 2026
“President Trump promised to bring back Law and Order to the United States of America,” she said on social media. “This is what happens when you have a President who fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and the worse of the worst illegal aliens.”
A report at the Daily Caller News Foundation said the homicide rate likely was at its lowest level since 1900, according to figures from the Council on Criminal Justice.
“Eleven of 13 tracked offenses were lower in 2025 compared to in 2024, while nine of the offenses declined by 10% or more, according to the report,” the publication said.
The results: 9% fewer aggravated assaults, 22% fewer gun assaults, 2% fewer domestic violence incidents, total robberies declined by 23% last year, while carjackings dropped by 43%.
Drug-related crimes were up, by 7%, CCJ found.
“President Trump campaigned on Making America Safe Again and he is delivering,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Thursday in a statement given to the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Whether it be deporting criminal illegal aliens, supporting law enforcement officers, or finally being tough on criminals, the Trump Administration has employed a whole-of-government approach to drive down crime and make communities safer.”
Across those 35 cities that reported homicide data, 31 reported decreases, with Denver’s rate plunging 41%.
They were up in Little Rock, Ark., by 16%.
Trump has signed several executive orders addressing crime, including a declaration of an emergency in Washington, D.C.
