InSight Crime

InSight Crime’s 2025 Homicide Round-Up

InSight Crime analyzes organized crime dynamics driving homicide rates in Latin American and the Caribbean in our annual homicide round-up.

Trump celebrated 'big success' cutting crime. Was he right?

President Donald Trump celebrated the decline in murder and the National Guard deployments at the State of Union. Here's what ...

Is US crime at a historic low?

BBC Verify assesses claims by the Trump administration that crime and murder in the US are at their lowest levels for 125 years.

White House says murder rate plummeted to lowest level since 1900 under Trump administration

Murder rates in major U.S. cities reportedly hit their lowest level since 1900, with homicides falling 21% in 2025, according to new White House data.

What’s behind the ‘historic collapse’ in homicide and violent crime rates in major US cities

The most recent Major Cities Chiefs Association survey – made up of preliminary statistics compiled from 67 law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada – shows homicides dropped about 19% last year ...

Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across the U.S.

U.S. Capitol Police officers work near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2025. U.S. Capitol Police officers work near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2025.Joe Raedle— ...

Dangerous Cities in 2026 Ranked by Their Crime Levels

Based on a February 2026 bulletin using 2025 data, this slideshow ranks cities with the highest reported homicide rates among urban areas of 300,000+ people and explains how travelers should read the ...