Low police, victim participation in violent crime reporting undermines Dem cities touting declines

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Posted on 01/12/2025 1:24:16 AM PST by CFW

After suffering alarming spikes in violent crime, some cities are now reporting better news. Washington, D.C., is reporting a 35% decrease in violent crime for 2024. That’s after a 39% increase in crime in 2023 and the most murders in 25 years.

But how likely are we to get at the truth when it comes to crime statistics?

Questions were raised about possible manipulation of the number when the FBI released its annual crime data in 2023, going into the election year. The statistics showed a 2.1% decrease in violent crime in 2022 under the Biden administration.

To many, the good news seemed to fly in the face of the reality visible on the ground. But this past fall when then GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump raised the issue in his debate against Democrat rival Vice President Kamala Harris, a moderator un-skeptically declared the FBI stats to be the final word.

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Democrat election strategy: Don't report crime and the crime rates go down. Then have your loyal media report on the dropping crime statistics to promote their candidate of choice.

1 posted on 01/12/2025 1:24:16 AM PST by CFW

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