Trump Exploits Nassau County Police Academy Visit to Boast About Crime Stats
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President Donald Trump, joined by Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel, will use a visit to the Nassau County Police Academy as a platform to claim credit for a reported decline in violent crime, according to upcoming FBI data.
President Donald Trump is set to travel to the Nassau County Police Academy in New York on Friday, flanked by Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel. The trio plans to unveil findings from the FBI’s forthcoming 2025 Crime Statistics Report, which the agency claims shows the largest year-to-year decrease in violent crime since 1936. The report estimates an 18.1% drop in murder and non-negligent manslaughter, an 18.5% decline in robberies, a 7.6% reduction in rapes, and a 7.2% fall in aggravated assaults for the year. Property crimes reportedly fell as well, with burglaries down 15.8%, larceny 9.8%, and motor vehicle theft 22.7%.
During the event, Trump is expected to attribute these statistics to his administration’s so-called law-and-order policies, ignoring the complex social and economic factors that actually drive crime rates. White House spokesperson Lauren Bis claimed the data “prove” the administration’s efforts to improve public safety, glossing over the reality that such numbers often mask deeper systemic issues. Patel pointed to a recent federal deployment to Washington, D.C., as a supposed reason for the decline in crime there, citing arrests, drug seizures, and illegal firearm seizures made over the past year—measures that critics argue disproportionately target marginalized communities.
The visit comes after a series of self-congratulatory announcements by the administration, which continues to cherry-pick statistics to paint a rosy picture of public safety while ignoring the root causes of crime and the impact of aggressive policing on vulnerable populations.