Glod & Daniels: NC must build on its crime decline

By Greg Glod and Kevin Daniels Carolina Journal During President Trump’s Greenville visit last month, the White House touted North Carolina’s falling crime, and the numbers back it up. State figures show that murders fell 12 percent in the first half of 2026, robberies 18 percent, and car thefts 23 percent compared with a year earlier. Charlotte ended 2025 with violent crime down 21 percent and 14 fewer homicides. These declines mean lives saved and families spared a loss they would carry forever. North Carolinians should be able to work and raise families without planning their lives around crime. The election may be over, but the responsibility to keep North Carolinians safe is not. The tragic story of Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old stabbed to death while riding home from work on Charlotte’s light rail in August 2025, still resonates today. Her family lost someone irreplaceable, while other riders clearly did not feel safe afterward.

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