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- U.S. President Donald Trump is credited by commentators for the nation’s largest historic violent-crime drop.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer reported violent crime fell 9% nationwide from June 2025 through May 2026.
- Bill Maher praised Trump’s “badass” persona as influencing the decline and said Democratic safety-net expansions reduced desperation-driven crime.
- White House spokesperson claimed Trump delivered the largest violent-crime decrease in U.S. history, noting it began in 2022 under Biden.