The number of child predators and human traffickers arrested by the FBI is up 13%.
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The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
The FBI's own website, FBI Director Patel's Senate testimony, and Chairman Grassley's hearing release all report over 5,000 (5,072 on the FBI site) child predator and human trafficker arrests, up 13% from the preceding 18-month period.
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… That's up 30%, making America safe. We've removed, the FBI has removed 3,258 kilograms of fentanyl. That's, we have located, found, and identified 11,081 child victims. We have arrested 5,072 child predators and human traffickers. That's up 13%. This FBI is making America safe. We, this FBI, have arrested 4,260 foreign terrorist organization related aliens. That's up 38%. This FBI has executed 86 foreign transfers of custody, a 54% increase, for perps captured overseas in 2025. …
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Supports. The FBI's official homepage lists 5,072+ child predators and human traffickers arrested, 'up 13%'.[1]
Supports. FBI Director Kash Patel's Senate Judiciary testimony states the FBI arrested over 5,000 child predators and human traffickers, a 13% increase.[2]
Supports. Senate Judiciary Chairman Grassley's hearing release reports over 5,000 such arrests in the past 18 months, up 13% from the preceding 18 months.[3]
Context. Later October 2026 reports cite about 6,000 arrests over a 21-month window, also up 13%, which is a different snapshot of the same trend and is consistent with the claim.[4][5][6][7][8]
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8 sources: 3 primary, 5 not rated
- 1MISSION FIRST Since 1908, the FBI has protected the American people and upheld the U.S. Constitution.fbi.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Testimony of Kashyap Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justicejustice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Grassley Opens Senate Judiciary FBI Oversight Hearingjudiciary.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4FBI reports 67% jump in violent crime arrests under Trump ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5FBI reports 67% jump in violent crime arrests under Trump compared to Biden's final monthswfin.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6FBI (@FBI) on Xx.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7FBI reports 67% jump in violent crime arrests under Trump compared to Biden’s final monthsfoxwilmington.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8FBI Says Violent Crime Arrests Rose 67% Under Trump vs. ...ground.news · not rated · cited for: context
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