The rising incidence of crime in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, poses significant challenges to social stability, economic development, and public safety. This study investigates how youth empowerment initiatives can serve as a viable strategy for crime reduction in the FCT, identifying the barriers to their implementation and the opportunities for sustainable impact. The study utilized data obtained from face-to-face interviews with beneficiaries of different youth empowerment programs, in addition to data obtained from peerreviewed journal articles on Google Scholar, JSTOR, ResearchGate, etc., government/nongovernmental organization reports, books, and policy documents such as the National Youth Policy and N-Power Programme Reports. The thematic analysis method was used to identify, analyze, and report patterns (themes) within these data. The extracted data were categorized into the following themes: Effectiveness of youth empowerment programs, Crime trends in Abuja, and Policy gaps and recommendations. Youth empowerment programs have a measurable impact on reducing crime by providing skills, economic opportunities, and positive behavioral outlets for youths. It is recommended that the government of FCT should expand vocational training centers across all the area councils, targeting 50,000 youths annually, and partner with the private sector to create job opportunities post-training.