Violent, property crime victimization rates fell in 2025, federal data shows

A new federal report released the week before Tuesday’s midterm elections found that Americans experienced declines in several categories of violent and property crime victimization in 2025, including aggravated assaults, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts. The preliminary survey findings from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics offers a fresh look at crime trends as the country emerges from another election cycle, providing new data on Americans’ experiences with crime, including incidents never reported to police. The rate of violent crime, excluding simple assault, declined 25% between 2024 and 2025, while the rate of property crime victimization fell 19%, according to the agency’s National Crime Victimization Survey. Unlike crime statistics based solely on offenses reported to law enforcement, the National Crime Victimization Survey captures both reported and unreported crimes.

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