The first half of 2026 has seen a dramatic drop in violent crime in major cities around the nation. A new Council on Criminal Justice came out with their report showing homicides are down 18 percent, robbery down 19.6 percent, rape down 18.6 percent, and aggravated assault down 7.2 percent. Imagine how low it would go if we got rid of all the victimless “crimes” off the books.
Of course, the White House has claimed credit for these dramatic results, but the fact is, violent crime has been on the decline for a while now. Central governments take credit for results they did not produce, while local individuals do the actual work of securing their homes and communities.
Safer communities and neighborhoods come more from individuals taking responsibility for their homes, helping out neighbors, voluntary community action, and constitutional carry laws and lawful private gun ownership, which are proven deterrents against violent crime. As we respect Americans with more firearms and stronger adherence to the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, it helps prove that safety happens from the bottom up, not from top-down draconian central planning. We need fewer “gun-free zones” and more areas respectful of Americans carrying firearms to protect those without. We saw this most recently when a good guy with a gun curbed a mass shooting at an In-N-Out Burger joint in Twin Falls, Idaho.
And let us not forget the courts have helped remove unconstitutional laws passed by both Republicans and Democrats, which have helped more Americans to acquire and carry their firearms in more places.
When crime falls through local resilience and personal responsibility, communities thrive without the cost of expanding government programs. True security grows when individuals and voluntary associations run their communities, giving people control over their neighborhoods and their futures.
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