Meg Anderson

Datalytics.

They use data from nearly 600 jurisdictions around the country.

Crime is down.

by a lot in pretty much every category, according to them.

So murders are down by around 20% this year.

Violent crime in general, things like rape, robbery, aggravated assault are also down.

And property crimes are down too, including burglaries and motor vehicle theft.

And these crime declines happen pretty much everywhere, right?

The Midwest, the South, the Northeast, the West.

One analyst told me it's the most promising drop he's seen in nearly 30 years.

A little under half of the Americans surveyed said crime is a very serious problem in the country.

That's the lowest level it's been since 2018.

And that makes sense.

The U.S.

has seen large drops in crime rates this year in nearly every category, including homicides, motor vehicle thefts, and burglaries.

The reality of crime rates don't always align with whether people feel safe.

According to Gallup, those beliefs are also influenced by political preferences.

For instance, even though crime was also falling last year, Republicans only became less concerned about it this year when President Trump took office.

And the reverse is true for Democrats, although to a lesser extent.

Meg Anderson, NPR News.