Violent Crime Falls In North Carolina, After Roy Cooper Left Office
New reporting from Axios shows that violent crime continues to fall across American cities, including Raleigh, N.C.—which saw the second-largest drop in homicides nationwide last year following Democrat Roy Cooper’s departure from the governor’s mansion in January of 2025.
“Democrats like Roy Cooper have embraced soft-on-crime policies that encourage violent offenders to repeat their heinous acts. Families are safer when Republicans keep criminals behind bars,” said NRSC National Press Secretary Bernadette Breslin.
This new report builds on data released last month, showing another historic low in crime under President Trump and Senate Republicans’ leadership—even in blue states where Democrats have undermined law enforcement and fueled dangerous defund-the-police rhetoric.
By the numbers nationally:
Homicides fell 17.2%.
Robberies dropped 16.6%.
Rapes declined 6.2%.
Aggravated assaults fell 5.7%.
Charlotte metrics
Homicides increased by 2.5%
Rapes declined by 12%
Robberies declined by 22.8%
Aggravated assaults declined by 4%
Raleigh metrics
Homicides declined by 63.6%
Rapes declined by 9.75%
Robberies increased by 5%
Aggravated assaults increased by 4%
Tim’s Take: Republican leadership, spearheaded by President Donald Trump, has led to lower crime rates across the country. This shows that leadership matters, and that Cooper leaving office was a benefit for North Carolinians.
