The number of violent gang members arrested by the FBI is up 30%.
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The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
The 30% increase is reported consistently by the White House, FBI Director Patel's Senate testimony, and the FBI's own October post, all tied to the same 18-month comparison.
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… That's up 90% from the 18 month year period prior to that. That's making America safe. 31,000 violent gang members have been arrested by the FBI. 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. …
The Dan Bongino Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The White House release states that more than 31,000 violent criminals and gang members were arrested by the FBI, up 30%, citing the FBI's Uniform Crime Report for 2025.[1]
Supports. Patel's Senate Judiciary testimony reports 31,000 gangs and criminal enterprises disrupted, a 30% increase over the previous 18 months.[2]
Context. The FBI's October 2026 post reports 4,639+ gangs and criminal enterprises disrupted, also up 30%, which uses a much smaller count and a disruption rather than arrest measure.[3]
Context. Independent verification of year-to-year comparisons can vary by how joint arrests and local-led cases are counted, and no independent fact-checker has rated this specific figure.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1President Trump Delivers the Largest Drop in Violent ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2STATEMENT OF KASHYAP PATEL DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF ...judiciary.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3This FBI is crushing violent crime with our law enforcement ...x.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Patel reveals historic crime drop, 10-of-10 Most Wanted takedown in ...flvoicenews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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