Dr. Lott’s held a press briefing on Friday on our work on the rise in crime over the previous few years.
Dr. John Lott, the president of the Crime Prevention Analysis Middle, additionally shared startling statistics in regards to the rise in unreported violent crimes throughout President Biden and Harris’ tenure.
“For those who have a look at complete violent crime in the course of the Trump administration, it fell by 17% and it’s elevated by 43% beneath the Biden administration,” Lott stated, citing information from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
“There’s no time in our historical past the place we’ve had recorded information for complete violent crime that we’ve seen such a big improve,” he added, pointing to the final report on felony victimization launched by the DOJ bureau in 2022.
Earlier than 2020, Lott defined, each the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the FBI “usually moved alongside collectively” within the numbers that have been reported, however have since “moved in reverse instructions annually, typically by very massive quantities.”
“Whereas the FBI confirmed a 2% drop in reported violent crime, the nationwide crime victimization information confirmed a 42% improve in violent crime,” he stated citing 2022 figures. . . .
Josh Christenson, “Trump warns cops in ‘extra hazard’ than ever from ‘Kamala’s crime wave,’ as he touts union endorsement,” New York Put up, September 6, 2024.
