Trump Humiliated as Crime Data Destroys His ‘Hellhole’ Cities Claims

President Donald Trump’s doom-and-gloom claims about America’s so-called “hellhole” cities have been undercut by the data.

Homicide rates are plunging across the country—including in the Democratic strongholds he’s singled out as violent war zones. According to a new Axios analysis of data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association, homicides dropped by 19 percent nationwide during the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

In some cities, the declines were staggering—more than 40 percent in Buffalo, Denver, Orlando, and Seattle. The findings contradict Trump’s repeated claims that urban crime has spiraled out of control and that National Guard deployments are the only answer.

The president has dispatched troops to several cities—including Washington, D.C., Me