Crime · 2025-01-20
Violent crime was rising as Trump returned to office in January 2025
Misleading
Violent crime was rising as Trump returned to office in January 2025.
What the evidence shows
FBI and other available crime data showed a decline in violent crime in the preceding period.
What happened next
Assessment describes the statement in its original dated context; later developments are not automatically incorporated.
Assessment notes
Claim wording is an editorial paraphrase, NOT a verbatim quotation. The linked contemporaneous fact-check documents the original statement and evaluates the evidence available at that time.