DOJ Survey Finds Violent Crime Victimization Down 25% in 2025

WHO:

NY Post - The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued the report; President Trump was in the first year of his second term.

CBS News Politics - The DOJ conducted the survey.

WHAT:

NY Post - Preliminary estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) found that violent crimes dropped by at least 25% across most categories in 2025.

NY Post - The majority of non-fatal violent crimes declined, including rapes, sexual assaults, and robberies.

CBS News Politics - The preliminary survey found the rate of violent crime victimization fell by about 25% in 2025 compared with 2024.

CBS News Politics - The DOJ called the decline the largest since 1973.

WHERE:

NY Post - The reported declines occurred across most categories; the article identifies Washington in its dateline.

HOW:

NY Post - The findings came from preliminary estimates in the National Crime Victimization Survey.

CBS News Politics - The findings came from a preliminary DOJ survey.

(UPDATED October 26, 2026 15:36 UTC)

The Justice Department’s preliminary National Crime Victimization Survey found that violent crime victimization fell by about 25% in 2025 compared with 2024, the largest decline since 1973. Most categories of nonfatal violent crime declined, including rape, sexual assault and robbery. The estimates show drops of at least 25% across most categories.