Republicans in Congress, alongside President Donald Trump, are delivering on their mandate from the American people to make America safe again, and the results are impossible to ignore. As President Donald Trump reflects on his second-term in office during the State of the Union, I couldn’t help but reflect on how Colorado communities are seeing firsthand that Republicans prioritize public safety.<\/p>\n
Trump is reversing the many years of rising crime and chaos inflicted on families under Democrat rule. The American people asked for safer streets and secure borders, and today, GOP-led policies are delivering measurable results.<\/p>\n
A new report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association<\/a> shows violent crime is plummeting across major U.S. cities between 2024 and 2025. Homicides fell 19%, robberies dropped 20% and aggravated assaults were down nearly 10% in 2025 across 67 of the nation\u2019s biggest police departments. These improvements came after Americans rejected soft-on-crime and defund-the-police policies, which resulted in a spike in crime over the previous 4 years. Denver saw one of the highest drops in homicide rates in the nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n In just one year, the Trump Administration has captured six of the FBI\u2019s Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives<\/a> who collectively evaded accountability for their crimes and delaying justice for half a century \u2013 that\u2019s more than were captured the entire four years under Biden. In Washington, D.C., the city went three weeks in the New Year without a murder<\/a>, one of the lowest monthly totals recorded.<\/p>\n These trends are not happening by accident.<\/p>\n Empowering federal law enforcement to do their jobs in soft-on-crime cities and states, supporting cops, and holding criminals accountable sets a precedent that Republicans are serious about their promises to Make America Safe Again.<\/p>\n GOP-led immigration policies are keeping American citizens safe from bad actors, including murderers, rapists, and traffickers who pose serious threats to our communities. In fact, a drug and immigration enforcement operation in Adams County resulted in the arrest of dozens of Tren de Aragua gang members<\/a> running a makeshift nightclub where weapons, cash, and drugs, including cocaine and Tusi, were seized. For those criminals, there is zero tolerance — they should be immediately deported or imprisoned, and sanctuary jurisdictions that give them safe harbor must be held accountable.<\/p>\n Through the implementation of strong border policies, fentanyl trafficking across the southern border has been\u00a0slashed in half, leading to\u00a0fewer\u00a0overdose deaths\u00a0devastating American families. Every 15 days under the previous administration, more Americans died as a result of drugs than were killed on 9\/11. As a combat veteran of the Global War on Terror, this fight is personal. Republicans and President Trump are putting a stop to the peddling of deadly drugs coming through our southern border and poisoning Americans.<\/p>\n