President Donald J. Trump returns to North Carolina today with a clear record of results that put Tar Heel families, workers, seniors, and communities first. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has driven down crime, returned money to workers’ and seniors’ pockets, and unleashed a surge of advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace, biotechnology, and SI investment across the state. The Trump Administration is restoring law and order — and the numbers prove it. Nationwide, 2025 produced the largest annual drop in violent crime on record — a trend that continues to accelerate in 2026.
In North Carolina, crime fell across all four major categories in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, including a 12. 4% drop in murders, an 18% drop in robberies, and a 23% drop in motor vehicle thefts. Statewide declines also occurred in 2025 versus 2024, including an 18% drop in homicides, a 21% drop in motor vehicle thefts, a 20% drop in robberies, and a 14% drop in aggravated assaults.
In Charlotte, overall crime fell 9% in 2025 and violent crime fell 21% (including a 13% drop in homicides, a 24% drop in robberies, and a 20% drop in aggravated assaults). In the first half of 2026, overall crime fell another 16%, violent crime fell 8%, and property crime fell 17%. In Raleigh, violent crime and property crime dropped in the second quarter of this year versus last year, including a 33% drop in homicides. In Wilmington, overall crime fell 16% in 2025, with violent crime down 17% and motor vehicle theft down 22%.
The Trump Administration is swiftly removing criminal illegal aliens from North Carolina communities. Operation Charlotte’s Web alone produced more than 1,300 arrests, including: Armando Hernandez Martinez — an illegal from Mexico, convicted of homicide and cruelty toward a…