On the record · Updated August 15, 2026

Adam Gelb

President and CEO, Council on Criminal Justice

What Adam Gelb argued, where those claims met resistance, and how the record changed.

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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.”

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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 ›

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