FBI Reports 47,000 Violent Crime Arrests, Up 67% in Trump’s First 21 Months

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 28

More than 47,000 violent criminals and gang members were arrested in the first 21 months of Trump’s administration, the FBI said, a 67% increase from the final 21 months under Biden.
The bureau attributed the jump to a shift toward field operations driven by Trump’s focus on violent crime, with Director Kash Patel saying the FBI reoriented resources alongside the Justice Department and local partners.
Agency figures also showed a 114% increase in violent-crime suspect arrests, a 13% rise in child sex predator and human trafficking arrests to just over 6,000, and seizures of more than 4,600 kilograms of fentanyl.
Patel said the period also brought a 30% drop in the national murder rate, while law enforcement captured 10 FBI Top Ten fugitives and six suspects from a new Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
The release underscores the FBI’s effort to showcase a crime-fighting record after facing Republican criticism during the Biden years over alleged political bias, overreach and its handling of major investigations.