AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - Homicides fall 17% in big U.S. cities as the post-pandemic crime decline continues
Data: Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) ; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios Violent crime kept falling across many of the nation's largest cities through June, with homicides down 17.2% from the first half of 2025, according to preliminary data reviewed by Axios. Why it matters: The decline now spans two presidencies — it began falling under President Biden after the pandemic-era surge, and has kept dropping under President Trump . - Trump came into office casting America as being overrun by crime at time when the numbers were already declining dramatically. - As that decline has continued during his watch he's taken credit for it, often linking it to his deployment of the National Guard in cities such as Washington, D.C., and…