On the record · Updated October 1, 2026

Adam Gelb quotes

President and CEO, Council on Criminal Justice

4 things Adam Gelb said, verbatim, from July 24, 2026 to August 15, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Aug 15latest entry

Positions

Trump's crime policies are the reason murder and violent crime rates fell in 2025.

Disputes Aug 15

“The homicide drop is historic and crystal clear. But right now, what’s driving it is about as clear as a glass of milk,”

Associated Press The FBI reports the lowest murder rate since 1956, and Trump claims it from a Long Island police academy stage ›

Qualifies Aug 15

“The consistency across the map should make us cautious about handing credit to any one leader, party, policy, or program before the evidence catches up.”

Associated Press The FBI reports the lowest murder rate since 1956, and Trump claims it from a Long Island police academy stage ›

Others on this question

DOJ spokesman Department of Justice spokesman Supports

“When you hold criminals accountable, crime goes down — these numbers prove it.”

Adam Gelb on Guns, crime & policing2

As printed Aug 15

“Rates are falling in cities with very different public safety strategies, economic conditions, and political leadership”

on the homicide drop occurring across cities regardless of policy or leadership

Associated Press US homicide rate hits 75-year low, FBI says ›

As printed Jul 24

“Murder and other crime rates are falling across the map, in cities with different political leadership, housing and economic conditions, policing and prosecution strategies, violence reduction models, and levels of federal enforcement activity,”

on the national murder rate falling to a 126-year low despite differing local conditions

Breitbart News Report: Murder Rate on Pace for 126-Year Low, 8 Cities Buck Trend ›

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