National Murder Rate Is ‘Lowest in Modern History’: FBI Director

Bureau director Kash Patel said a new report in December will show that homicide rates fell by approximately 25 percent compared to the prior year.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during an interview at the agency headquarters in Washington on Nov. 26, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—FBI Director Kash Patel said Nov. 26 that homicide rates nationwide plummeted 25 percent compared to last year.

“I’m happy to announce, finally, that one of the big targets we had for this year, obviously, was to reduce the murder rate across America,” Patel told The Epoch Times’ Jan Jekielek, during an exclusive interview set to air on EpochTV at 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 29.