You have watched all year as the Trump administration has surged resources to America’s most crime-ridden cities and worked hard to deport criminals. Now the numbers are in, and it appears the tough-on-crime tactics are working. This year produced the fastest one-year drop in homicides on record, with a decrease of 20%. That puts America back to the low levels of homicides it had before radical politicians unleashed a crime wave in 2020. ABC News reports:

Based on a sampling of preliminary crime statistics from 550 U.S. law enforcement agencies, the year is expected to end with a roughly 20% decrease in homicides nationwide, Jeff Asher, a national crime analyst, told ABC News.

“So, even taking a conservative view, let’s say its 17% or 16%, you’re still looking at the largest one-year drop ever recorded in 2025,” said Asher, co-founder of AH Datalytics and a former crime analyst for the CIA and the New Orleans Police Department.

Experts say crime levels appear “back to normal” after a pandemic surge.

Action Line: Falling crime comes with tough enforcement. But remember, when seconds count, police are minutes away. So learn to protect yourself and your family. Get your gun and your training now, with a heavy emphasis on the training. People rarely rise to the occasion; they fall to the level of their training. Make sure yours is high enough to get the job done. Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.