WASHINGTON — Party leaders expressed grave concern today as fresh data revealed the national murder rate has plummeted to levels not seen since the horse-and-buggy era, threatening to undermine years of carefully cultivated narratives about unchecked violence and systemic chaos. According to reports from the Council on Criminal Justice and various breathless White House press releases, homicides in major U.S. cities dropped a staggering 21% in 2025 — the largest single-year decline on record — pushing the overall rate to roughly 4 per 100,000 residents, the lowest since at least 1900. Some cities, like Denver and Washington, D.C., saw declines exceeding 40%. Experts remain baffled as to the precise cause, with theories ranging from “something something borders” to “maybe people just got tired of stabbing each other.” Democrats, however, are not celebrating the unexpected outbreak of peace. “This is deeply troubling,” said one senior strategist speaking on condition of anonymity because admitting fewer dead bodies might play poorly in focus groups. “For years we’ve warned that without robust social spending, community outreach programs, and a firm commitment to never prosecuting anyone, our streets would run red. Now look what’s happened: streets aren’t running red anymore. It’s almost as if aggressive enforcement and deportations actually work, which would be catastrophic for messaging.” Progressive activists echoed the worry. “Fewer murders mean fewer opportunities to highlight root causes,” lamented a spokesperson for a prominent racial justice organization. “How are we supposed to fund the next round of defund-adjacent initiatives when the homicide stats are betraying us like this? It’s like the violence listened to the wrong podcast.” Congressional Democrats called an emergency Zoom huddle to discuss the crisis. Proposals under consideration include: Demanding an independent investigation into whether the murder drop is “racially equitable” (early indications suggest it is not disproportionately sparing any one group). Introducing legislation to cap annual homicide reductions at 5% to preserve narrative integrity. Urging the media to focus instead on “underreported non-lethal despair” and the emotional toll of living in a suddenly safer neighborhood. One veteran Democratic operative summed up the mood: “We spent four years insisting crime was spiraling out of control because of Republican policies we mostly controlled at the local level. Now Trump waltzes in, deploys some feds, talks tough on borders, and suddenly everyone’s alive. It’s not just unfair — it’s existentially threatening to our brand.” The White House, predictably, took a different view. “America is safe again because we stopped coddling criminals and started removing them,” a statement read, in what sources describe as the most restrained gloating in modern political history. At press time, Democratic leaders were reportedly drafting a sternly worded letter to the nation’s murderers, politely requesting they resume normal activity until at least the midterms. “Think of the children,” the draft concludes. “Specifically, the children who need us to explain why everything is terrible.” The post Democrats Sound Alarm Over Alarming Plunge in Murder Rate Under Trump appeared first on Genesius Times.