We are hearing this statement playing out with every campaign speech.
That is one of the taglines for the Trump campaign…..a good hook for idiots and the truth is it is so much bullsh*t.
The fact is crime has been in decline….regardless what Donald has said…..there is no proof it is out of control….
Violent crime levels have dropped significantly in the first half of the year, according to a new report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association.
Overall, violent crime dropped by 6 percent and homicides fell by 17 percent in 69 cities compared to the same period last year. Columbus, Ohio, saw the biggest drop in violent crime at 41 percent, according to an Axios data analysis. But cities including Miami, Washington, DC, and Austin, Texas, also saw large declines. Notably, New York City was not included in the data, though other reports have indicated that violent crime is falling there, too.
It’s hard to say exactly what’s causing the decline, which comes after a major Covid-19 crime wave. It may be partially due to policies aimed at tackling crime at the federal, state, and local levels. But it may also just be a symptom of the fact that normal life in America has resumed post-pandemic — or a combination of those and other factors.
Republicans have long tried to use concerns about crime as a political cudgel against President Joe Biden’s administration. While former President Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be giving up on that attack strategy just yet, Democrats can now use the new data as a defense. Whether that will be effective, however, is far from certain.
In a statement on Saturday, President Joe Biden credited the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill that Congress passed in 2021, which allocated $15 billion toward public safety and violence prevention efforts, for helping bring down crime levels. He also cited bipartisan gun control law that expanded background checks and encouraged states to adopt “red flag” laws to prevent people who pose a danger to themselves or others from obtaining a gun.
But while those laws may have helped, some experts are highly skeptical of attributing the decrease to specific government initiatives.
“I think it’s early to know exactly why murder and violent crime are going down now,” said Jeff Asher, a crime researcher who runs a crime database at AH Datalytics. “Generally, I’m skeptical of political actions causing crime to go up or crime to go down, especially at the federal level.”
However, the pandemic crime was such an outlier in terms of the speed and degree to which it took hold that Asher said it’s possible that government spending on public safety helped interrupt such an acute increase in violence.
https://www.vox.com/policy/366622/violent-crime-dropping-pandemic-wave-2024
I am sure that these people will point to one city that is having a spree and claim the whole country is having it as well….that would be pure horse manure.
If you fancy yourself as a law and order voter then do not listen to crap, do the research and you will see that crime is declining across the nation.
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When a Newsman Reporter was doing a live shot from New York’s courthouse during Trump’s first of many trials recently, he commented live that after all he had seen on various “news” outlets, he was surprised to see how clean and happy the city was…because it is! This “crime is out of control” line is as obvious as “the economy will crater if she is elected” – while all markets are at all-time highs!
So many lies and yet so many idiots that believe them. chuq
And Trump’s stunningly offensive comment yesterday about medals of honor and valor…a draft dodger who disparages our military – how could anyone support that?
My thought as well…if you recall he disparaged a Gold Star family in his last run….he is a crap[ person chuq
Trump appeals to mindless assholes who are willing to believe anything so no biggie.
That is most Americans….believe only that you feed your biases. chuq
This is absolutely true…damn, it is true!!!!!
It’s easy to make such statements when the newspapers and TV news concentrate on crime and sensationalise it to attract readers and viewers. You have to look behind the headlines to realise that life is actually a lot safer than you imagine. (Especially in England) But how many bother to find out for themselves?
Best wishes, Pete.
Very few…..they see one incident and blow it up into a chronic problem….slow witted people especially. chuq
Crime has always been out of control to hear some politicians talk about it — but the cops are out-gunned by the criminals and the cops hands are ties by the whines of pussified wimps who do not want to see the criminals get shot or anything like that….so get used to it—
Out ginned? I do not know where you live but that is BS. If you get use to it you deserve the crappy treatment. chuq
The only way I was ever out Ginned was when I got drunk at a bar back in the 1960s— Gin and Tonic…you know the drill.
My bad…out gunned. chuq
The crooks have outgunned the cops – this has been known for a long time now.
How? I mean they are small armies now how do the crooks out gun them? chuq