Reality Check

Examining the rhetoric versus reality of crime statistics in the United States

Real-Time 2024 Projections

Total Homicides in US (2024 Est.)

10,932

Last occurred: 18m 26s ago

Next estimated in: 8m 51s

By Non-Citizens (2024 Est.)

16

Last occurred: 7d 7h 11m ago

Next estimated in: 5d 6h 52m

Based on 2023 data: 19,252 total homicides, with only 29 committed by non-citizens

The Rhetoric vs Reality

Donald Trump

"How about allowing people to come to an open border, 13,000 of which were murderers, many of them murdered far more than one person, and they're now happily living in the United States"

Quinn Owen

"No, migrants are not driving a surge in violent crime as Trump claims"

The Truth

Non-citizens were responsible for approximately 0.15% of homicides in 2023, despite making up about 7% of the U.S. population. This means non-citizens commit violent crimes at a significantly lower rate than the general population.