Violent and property crime victimization declined across the United States in 2025, according to preliminary findings from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics. The report found that the violent crime victimization rate, excluding simple assault, fell 25% from 9.9 incidents per 1,000 Americans age 12 and older in 2024 to 7.4 in 2025.

Aggravated assault victimization fell 31%, from 4.5 to 3.1 incidents per 1,000 people. The overall property crime victimization rate also declined 19%, dropping from 138 incidents per 1,000 households in 2024 to 111.2 last year.

Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward credited President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda for the declines, saying the findings demonstrated progress toward improving public safety.

“This report is proof that President Trump's ‘Make America Safe Again’ agenda is working,” Woodward said in a statement to Newsmax. He added that under Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanche, protecting law-abiding Americans would remain a priority.

The survey estimated that Americans experienced approximately 7.5 million violent victimizations in 2025, down from 8.2 million the previous year. Aggravated assault victimizations dropped from nearly 1.3 million to approximately 907,000, while robbery victimizations declined from about 626,000 to 454,000.

Property crime also registered substantial decreases. American households experienced approximately 14.9 million property crime victimizations in 2025, compared with 18.4 million in 2024. Motor vehicle theft victimizations fell from nearly 1.2 million to 841,000, while burglary and trespassing victimizations declined 25%. Other household theft victimizations dropped 19%.

The findings come as the Trump administration emphasizes stronger law enforcement, criminal accountability and public safety. The administration has presented the declines as encouraging evidence that its priorities align with improving security for American families and communities.

The National Crime Victimization Survey provides a broader picture of crime than police reports alone because it measures nonfatal offenses whether or not victims report them to law enforcement. It covers crimes including robbery, assault and sexual assault, along with household property offenses. Homicides are excluded.

Federal officials cautioned that the 2025 figures remain preliminary and could change when final estimates are released in 2027. The survey also underwent a redesign, meaning the new figures cannot be directly compared with older survey results collected before the changes.

Although the reported declines are substantial, the preliminary data do not establish that any particular administration policy caused the reductions. The final estimates will provide a more complete picture of criminal victimization in 2025.