Crime Is Plummeting In Many Major Cities. Why?

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Recent statistics show that crime is declining across the U.S. President Trump and the White House credit this downward trend to federal interventions in several major cities and strict immigration enforcement. However, many Democratic leaders in these communities argue their own local policies are the true cause of the decline. This comes as border czar Tom Homan announced that federal authorities are concluding "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis. Shannon Bream, anchor of Fox News Sunday and host of the Livin' the Bream podcast, joins the Rundown to discuss the drop in crime, the debate over immigration enforcement, the President's economic policies, and the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.A new study indicates that ADHD medications may function by mimicking the effects of rest rather than directly altering attention-related brain networks, suggesting that improved sleep could be a viable alternative to stimulants. FOX News Senior Medical Analyst, Dr. Marc Siegel joins the Rundown to discuss the research that supports a push by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the potential overprescription of drugs in favor of healthier lifestyle choices for the millions of children diagnosed with the disorder. Plus, commentary by Former HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Stuart Vonney.
0:00.9	I'm Martha McCallum.
0:01.8	I'm Jason Chaffetz, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.4	Friday, February 13th, 2026.
0:11.5	I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:13.3	Crime is down in many major cities by a lot.
0:16.8	When you see these National Guardsmen and women on the streets in their uniforms,
0:19.8	train stations, and other places, there's definitely a feeling of a bit of a cleanup there.
0:24.9	I'm Chris Foster. A study suggests proper sleep might work as well as medication for some kids with ADHD.
0:30.9	We're not doing our kids and our teens as service by jumping to the use of medications prematurely.
0:37.3	And the overdiagnosis of ADHD is a symptom for what's wrong with our approach to our children
0:43.8	and our society.
0:45.5	And I'm Dr. Ben Carson.
0:47.3	I've got the final word on the Fox News Rundown.
0:55.0	In a busy week of congressional hearings and negotiations on Capitol Hill,
0:59.6	Trump administration officials were when they could highlighting the latest crime statistics.
1:04.4	They are down, by a lot, across the board, and across the country.
1:07.6	The latest data comes from the major cities chiefs association, which
1:11.5	gathered up data from about 67 cities that responded to their survey. Some of the data was highlighted
1:16.5	by Attorney General Pam Bondi this week at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. If you compare 25 to 24,
1:23.2	here's what you'll find. The murder rate is down 21%. Robbery down 23%, carjacking down 43%, gun assault, down 22%.
1:34.0	Ag assault, burglary could go on and on. Crime is declining. And the early stats for 2026 show
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