Crime rates have reached all-time lows in blue cities.
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 19, 2026
Sources published before the 2026-10-19 post show violent crime and homicide at or near historic lows in several large Democratic-led cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia and New York in 2025, though the sources do not sort cities by party and the 'all-time low' framing for homicide rests partly on a CCJ projection.
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Supports. Governing (Sept. 3, 2026) reports violent crime falling to historic lows in big cities, and says Chicago, Philadelphia and New York had historically low homicide numbers in 2025.[2]
Supports. Mayors of Democratic cities cited in an August 2025 OPB/NPR piece said most of those cities were seeing historic lows in violent crime.[3]
Supports. The Council on Criminal Justice found homicides down 18% in 30-36 large cities in the first half of 2026 and said the national homicide rate would likely reach a new historic low, though this is a projection for the end of the year.[1][4]
Context. The sources do not break out results by political affiliation, so 'blue cities' is inferred from the Democratic-led cities named in coverage rather than from a direct comparison. Some categories (shoplifting, domestic violence, drug offenses) rose, so the decline is not universal.[1][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated
- 1Report shows significant decrease in homicide rate across ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It.governing.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump's threats ...opb.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Homicide Likely Reaching a New Historic Low as Most ...counciloncj.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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