New preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) show that the rate of violent crime, property victimization, burglary or trespassing, motor vehicle theft, and other types of household theft fell significantly in 2025.
“This report is proof that President Trump’s ‘Make America Safe Again’ agenda is working,” said Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. “Under President Trump and Attorney General Blanche, the safety of law-abiding Americans will always come first. This success reinforces our commitment to ensuring every American can live, work, and raise a family without fear.”
According to the survey, the rate of non-fatal violent crime excluding simple assault declined 25% from 9.9 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older in 2024 to 7.4 per 1,000 in 2025. Violent crime excluding simple assault, also known as serious violent victimization, includes the crimes of rape or sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. The rate of aggravated assault also declined 31% from 2024 (4.5 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older) to 2025 (3.1 per 1,000).
The rate of property victimization declined 19% from 138.0 per 1,000 households in 2024 to 111.2 per 1,000 in 2025. Further, the rates of burglary or trespassing (down 25%), motor vehicle theft (down 30%), and other types of household theft (down 19%) decreased from 2024 to 2025.
The NCVS is the nation’s primary source of information on criminal victimization, including crimes reported and not reported to police. Each year, BJS collects information from a nationally representative sample of about 240,000 persons, aged 12 or older, in about 150,000 U.S. households on the frequency, characteristics, and consequences of non-fatal criminal victimization in the United States.
BJS fully transitioned to the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS-R) instrument in January 2025. This report presents the inaugural estimates from the fully transitioned NCVS-R.
For more information on the 2025 preliminary estimates, visit Preliminary Findings from the NCVS, 2025.
These results follow last week’s publication of the BJS report, Homicide Victimization in the United States, 2025, which showed homicide rates fell 17% in 2025 over 2024.