(Western Journal)—President Donald Trump has presided over a substantial drop in the murder rate for major U.S. cities since taking office.
The White House revealed on Tuesday that the nationwide murder rate has fallen by 20 percent so far this year in high-crime cities, and according to at least one analyst, the country may be on track for a new record low, according to a report from The Daily Signal.
Jeff Asher, a professional crime data expert, found that the urban areas most prone to elevated homicide levels have indeed seen murders fall 20 percent since last year.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attributed the phenomenon to Trump’s law-and-order policies.
“Since President Trump took office, murder rates have plummeted across the entire United States,” she told the Signal.
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