Trump's plan is working.

FAITH-IN-HIM · Sunday at 8:13 AM

Americans, regardless of political affiliation, perceive that crime rates are rising. Surveys consistently indicate that the public believes there is more crime today than a decade ago. Furthermore, most Americans support politicians and elected officials who take action to address crime within their communities.

The notion that crime is increasing is mistaken; in fact, America has less crime now than in 1990.

Over the past three decades, crime rates in the United States have experienced a significant decline. According to FBI Uniform Crime Reporting and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), both violent and property crime rates have dropped to historic lows since their peaks in the early 1990s.

Key Statistics

Violent crime rates (including homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) have declined by over 50% since 1991.
The national homicide rate fell from around 9.8 per 100,000 people in 1991 to about 4.0 per 100,000 in recent years.
Property crime, such as burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft, dropped by more than 60% since 1990.
Both urban and rural communities have benefited from these declines, although trends may vary locally.

Crime Rate Trends Table (1990–2020)

Year	Violent Crime	Homicide	Property Crime
1990	729	9.4	5,073
1995	684	8.2	4,590
2000	507	5.5	3,618
2005	469	5.6	3,431
2010	404	4.8	2,944
2015	373	4.9	2,487
2020	398	6.5	1,958

Oompa Loompa · Sunday at 9:53 AM

FAITH-IN-HIM said:
I appreciate that Democratic governors in traditionally blue states are taking measures to address this issue. It is possible that this is a direct result of President Trump's involvement. If President Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard prompted these governors to take action, it raises the question of why similar threats have not been made toward red states. Notably, seven out of ten cities with the highest crime rates in the United States are located in red states.

Red states with blue cities. Memphis is in the cross hairs. It is a small blue dot surrounded by red. So please explain why in every red state there are at least one or two little blue dots that have the highest crime rates? Is the problem the republican governors, or the democrat mayors?

Oompa Loompa · Sunday at 9:55 AM

iluvatar5150 said:
The city and the state have been taking crime seriously for quite a while. That you think this represents some big shift in policy shows that you don’t know any more about this city than Trump does.

Also, I see now why Fox 45 (owned by Sinclair) has a reputation for being Trumpy. The stats she cited about crime dropping in DC are ridiculous - they’re comparing the past two weeks of 2025 with the same two weeks in 2024, while ignoring whether there was any decline this year prior to the past two weeks. (psst, there was)

You get different lists because each list sets a different lower bound for population size. Setting the threshold at 100k, 500k, or 1m can give you drastically different results.

All I know is that many cities in the US had seen what Trump accomplished in DC in just a short time and are now demanding their mayors, "WE WANT THAT!"

durangodawood · Sunday at 10:06 AM

I dont see how this is sustainable.

Flood the streets with a military presence for a month or so = of course crime goes down.

When they inevitably leave = whats to stop it all going back to normal?

Oompa Loompa · Sunday at 10:14 AM

durangodawood said:
When they inevitably leave = whats to stop it all going back to normal?

Answer: Republicans voting their Democratic mayors out of office.

Oompa Loompa · Sunday at 10:16 AM

Lukaris said:
Which U.S. Cities Are the Most Dangerous? | Security.org

Anniston, AL tops the most dangerous U.S. cities list with 3,434 violent crimes per capita. East St. Louis, IL has the highest murder rate.

www.security.org

Cities with highest total crime rate (per 100,000), 2024

Rank City Total crime rate per 100,000 Difference from national rate
1 Memphis, Tennessee 9,400.3 +343.6%
2 Portland, Oregon 6,246.4 +194.8%
3 Detroit, Michigan 6,086.6 +187.2%
4 Seattle, Washington 5,782.7 +172.9%
5 Baltimore, Maryland 5,763.2 +172.0%
6 Denver, Colorado 5,754.6 +171.5%
7 Nashville, Tennessee 5,633.6 +165.8%
8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5,456.9 +157.5%
9 Houston, Texas 5,441.6 +156.8%
10 San Antonio, Texas 5,217.8 +146.2%

Every city with a Democrat mayor.

Oompa Loompa · Sunday at 10:17 AM

FAITH-IN-HIM said:
Does it matter who run the city?

Yes! Absolutely! A mayor is a city's 'Commander in Chief" and the Chief of Police is like the Secretary of Defense. So if a mayor wants to be weak on crime, crime rates go up significantly.

durangodawood · Sunday at 10:18 AM

Oompa Loompa said:
Answer: Democrat mayors

So this military exercise is for........ what?

Oompa Loompa · Sunday at 10:34 AM

durangodawood said:
So this military exercise is for........ what?

I edited my post to say, "Answer: Republicans voting their Democratic mayors out of office."

iluvatar5150 · Sunday at 10:36 AM

Oompa Loompa said:
All I know is that many cities in the US had seen what Trump accomplished in DC in just a short time and are now demanding their mayors, "WE WANT THAT!"

lol, you don’t know that at all. All you know is whatever you’ve allowed yourself to he manipulated into believing by your preferred media. The two people interviewed in that Fox45 segment are representative of an extremely small minority in this city.

To wit: In the 2024 election, the Republican who performed the best was our former governor, Larry Hogan, who was running for senate. He got 18.3% of the vote. He lost by a margin of over 4:1 to a former district attorney.

Official 2024 Election Results

The State Board of Elections provides all eligible citizens of the State convenient access to voter registration; provides all registered voters accessible locations in which they may exercise their right to vote, to ensure uniformity of election practices; to promote fair and equitable...

elections.maryland.gov

durangodawood · Sunday at 10:38 AM

Oompa Loompa said:
I edited my post to say, "Answer: Republicans voting their Democratic mayors out of office."

Im not seeing the point of moving some military around here and there and then theyre gone.

iluvatar5150 · Sunday at 10:39 AM

Oompa Loompa said:
Yes! Absolutely! A mayor is a city's 'Commander in Chief" and the Chief of Police is like the Secretary of Defense. So if a mayor wants to be weak on crime, crime rates go up significantly.

This isn’t necessarily true; it depends on the city charter and how much power it gives to the office. Some give more power to the city council. There can also be other laws dictating that certain things (e.g. police budgets, mass transit) that primarily affect the city actually be controlled by the state.

mark46 · Sunday at 11:40 AM

Vambram said:
Did you know that the politics of all ten of those cities have been dominated by liberal mayors and liberal city councils?

Isn't the answer for Trump to offer to help out Republicans governors with high crime cities. Some of these governors might welcome the help.

Say it aint so · Sunday at 11:50 AM

Militarization of cities is not the answer. It's an expensive untenable band aid.

FreeinChrist · Sunday at 11:59 AM

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Rank	City	Total crime rate per 100,000	Difference from national rate
1	Memphis, Tennessee	9,400.3	+343.6%
2	Portland, Oregon	6,246.4	+194.8%
3	Detroit, Michigan	6,086.6	+187.2%
4	Seattle, Washington	5,782.7	+172.9%
5	Baltimore, Maryland	5,763.2	+172.0%
6	Denver, Colorado	5,754.6	+171.5%
7	Nashville, Tennessee	5,633.6	+165.8%
8	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5,456.9	+157.5%
9	Houston, Texas	5,441.6	+156.8%
10	San Antonio, Texas	5,217.8	+146.2%

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