Okay , let ' s look at the numbers , shall we ? intheu . s 2015 crimeintheu . s . 2015 tablestable 1 is the most recent FBI data on murders in the United States . The murder rate in 2015 is 4 . 9 . This is an increase from 2014 , which was at 4 . 4 . Of course , 2014 was also the lowest murder rate since the early sixties . In fact , the numbers show a notable decrease in the murder rate over the eight years of Obama ' s presidency . With the exceptions of 2012 where the rate stayed about the same and 2015 where the rate went back around the 2010 level , the rate drops each year under Obama . Now , let ' s look at the years before Obama . Huh , look at that . From 1996 until 2008 the year Obama took office , the murder rate was 5 . 5 or above and has consistently dropped over the last eight years , until 2015 , where it went back up slightly , but not to anywhere close to preObama years . So no , the Murder rate did not spike under Obama . It fell consistently , then made a slight rebound that still places it well below what it was before Obama took office . Next time , before you go around calling other people ignorant , you might actually try looking at the data yourself first .