Life is full of mysteries, but The New York Times is getting reamed over one thing it finds particularly baffling.
The outlet published an article titled “What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in Murder Rate? No One Knows For Sure.” This earned a mocking jab from First Son Eric Trump.
Look:
Today’s reminder that the @nytimes is a total joke… pic.twitter.com/pHKK9XkOD8
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) January 23, 2026
“Violence has been falling for several years. But last year for the first time, all seven categories of violent crime tracked by the analysis fell below prepandemic levels. The numbers provide further evidence that the surge in violence in the early 2020s was a departure during a time of massive social upheaval, not a new normal,” the outlet reported. “The analysis of data from 40 cities, by the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank, found across-the-board decreases in crime last year compared to 2019: 25 percent fewer homicides, 13 percent fewer shootings and 29 percent fewer carjackings. Between 2024 and 2025, only drug crimes went in the wrong direction, but they were still lower than in 2019.”
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation has not yet released nationwide crime data for all of 2025, but statistics published by cities and collected by independent researchers are already telling the latest chapter of a remarkable story. In just half a decade, cities have gone from upswings in murder and mayhem the likes of which some had not seen in 25 years to declines themselves worthy of headlines,” it continues.
X users tried to help the outlet understand why murder rates would drop, rather than rise, under the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Total mystery 🤔 pic.twitter.com/RtjdTYiI6J
— BlackApple (@BlackApple) January 23, 2026
Also for consideration, everyone ‘THEY’ let out of prison for COVID is either back in prison by now, left the country or in process of being deported.
— 🌿Alita Gail🌿 (@RealAlitaGail) January 24, 2026
“There is no liberal media bias.”
Yeah, sure.
— The Goose (@GooseGanderTalk) January 24, 2026
It’s such a mystery. Might need to appoint a special counsel to figure this one out.
— Kevina the Crone 🇺🇸 (@KevinaFaga) January 24, 2026
They would rather piss in the wind than give Trump credit for anything.
— Andrew (@AllegedlyDrew) January 23, 2026
ummm how about a @POTUS that actually CARES about the safety of Americans?
— Martha E Newton (@MarthaENewton) January 24, 2026
Biggest single year drop in the murder rate…NYT confused. https://t.co/zrE6ZLqtUp
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) January 24, 2026
I’m predicting a New York Times headline from the future: What’s behind the drop in childhood autism, obesity, and diabetes: nobody knows. https://t.co/hqxxzrqQ12
— ColoradoWakeUpCall (@COWakeUpCall) January 24, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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