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DOJ survey shows violent crime victimization fell 25% in 2025
A Justice Department survey released Monday found violent crime victimization fell about 25% in 2025 compared with 2024.[1, 7, 9] The figures come from the preliminary National Crime Victimization Survey, conducted annually by the Census Bureau and published by the Justice Department.[5, 9] Breitbart News reported that serious violent crime dropped 25% and property crime dropped 19%, citing preliminary Justice Department findings.[2]
The Daily Signal reported particularly steep declines in aggravated assault, robbery, burglary and motor vehicle theft.[5] CBS News reported that the DOJ claimed the decline is the largest since 1973; The Washington Times described it as the biggest rate of drop ever in the victims survey.[1, 7] The Trump administration credited the decreases to its efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, drug trafficking and gang violence.[9]
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Of the 10 rated outlets that covered it, 0 are left of center, 1 is center and 9 are right of center (8 of them in the Right group).
Why it's here Covered by 10 outlets: 0 left, 1 center, 9 right. A possible blindspot: 0 of 42 left-leaning outlets covered it, and Tare found no matching headline from the others in the last 24 hours.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: none.
- Center: CBS News (−0.14).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), WorldNetDaily (+1.44), RedState (+1.87), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), The Daily Signal (+2.20).
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- Center Violent crime victimization fell 25% in 2025, DOJ survey shows
- Right-leaning DOJ survey shows ‘historic’ 25% decrease in violent crime between 2024 and 2025