FBI deputy director cites nearly 10% drop in violent crime and other enforcement gains

Deputy Director Raya pointed to recent uniform crime reporting statistics and said the bureau has recorded the largest year-to-year decrease in violent crime rates in recent memory: "roughly about a 10%...violent crime decrease across the nation," he said. He added the murder rate is "about a just, roughly 20% decrease," and cited sharp increases in other enforcement measures, saying terrorist- and counterintelligence-related arrests are up nearly 40% and cyber-related indictments are up about 50%.

Raya said those numbers are part of what he described as a broader set of operational changes and argued the statistics reflect both field-level work and new priorities pushed by leadership. He framed the figures as outcomes connected to the bureau's refocusing on violent crime while continuing its national security mission.