A recent report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) detailed a decline across all categories of violent crime across the United States as compared to 2025, with officials highlighting that the spanning decline across the board is the first since 2019, pre-pandemic levels.
The MCCA released their Midyear Violent Crime Survey, which compared various violent crime occurrences between January and the end of June from 2025 and 2026, with the aforementioned report showcasing a statistical drop nationally from 2025 to 2026 in cases of rape, homicide, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Per the data from the MCCA report, 66 of the 67 responding agencies within the United States participated in the midyear survey, which showcased a 17.2 percent decline in reported homicides, a 6.2 percent decline in reported rapes, a 16.6 percent decline in reported robberies, and a 5.7 percent decline in reported aggravated assaults.
With regard to reported homicides, standout major cities like Washington, D.C. went from 82 reported homicides in 2025 to 46 in 2026, Raleigh, North Carolina went from 11 reported homicides in 2025 to 4 in 2026, and Miami, Florida went from 16 reported homicides in 2025 to 8 in 2026. Overall, there were 449 less homicides reported in the first half of 2026 as compared to the previous year.
The collective downward trend across the four major violent crime categories is particularly notable given years of varying post-pandemic crime patterns, with MCCA Executive Director Laura Cooper emphasizing the aforementioned decline in said offenses.
“Overall, violent crime has decreased in the US compared to the same time last year. For the first time since 2019 pre-pandemic levels, all categories are down including aggravated assaults,” Cooper shared in a statement alongside the released report.
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