NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. (TNND) — President Donald Trump is traveling to New York on Friday to tout his administration’s crime and safety efforts ahead of the midterms.

Trump is set to visit the Nassau County Police Academy in Long Island, where the White House said he will release new FBI crime statistics showing a decrease in violent crime in 2025.

Both Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel will make the trip.

President Trump promised to make America safe again and the data proves he has done just that. Unlike Defund-the-Police Democrats, President Trump will always stand with our law enforcement officers and deliver safer American neighborhoods,” White House spokesperson Lauren Bis said.

The White House said the statistics will show year-over-year decreases in murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

Trump’s visit is intended to help boost New York Republican candidates who remain in closely contested races across the state.

In 2024, Trump won Nassau County, flipping it for the GOP for the first time in over two decades.

The county has two Democratic House seats Republicans are viewing as winnable and is the home of Bruce Blakeman, the Trump-endorsed GOP challenger to Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul.

The visit will be Trump’s second to the area this year after he stopped in the Hudson Valley area in support of Blakeman in May. Trump said then that Blakeman would curb “out-of-control crime.”

Blakeman shared a statement expressing his gratitude for Trump’s visit “to tour our outstanding, state-of-the-art law enforcement facilities” and meet with law enforcement workers.

In a Fox Business interview, Blakeman downplayed concerns that the president’s visit would be unpopular with voters.

When the most powerful person in the world comes to visit you and shows that you have a relationship together, I think that’s a very good thing,” Blakeman said.

Meanwhile, Hochul’s campaign has issued statements on how she has invested in public safety, slamming Blakeman for Trump’s visit.

“MAGA all the way’ Bruce Blakeman is bringing Donald Trump to tour the county where he let violent crime spike to decade highs and Trump’s unaccountable ICE agents abuse their power,” Hochul’s campaign said.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.