Republican politicians and sympathetic media outlets are claiming that America is in the midst of a violent "crime wave," driven in part by undocumented immigrants. New data, however, demonstrates that there was not a spike in violent crime in 2023. Instead, across America, rates of violent crime are dropping precipitously — and the decline is especially pronounced in border states.
Great work, Judd! Exploiting crime and economic statistics is the “quarterback sneak” in the GOP’s playbook. Works every time! And Fox News has never let the truth stand in the way of a story.
Given that the current immigrant strategy has recently been to run toward Border Patrol officers to initiate the asylum process committing flagrant crimes thereafter would seem especially stupid. Admittedly, there is a problem with the asylum system that needs to be addressed by Congress, but solutions are apparently not what sells in fearmongering politics.
The real challenge is that the right leaning media industry and the traditional Repub machine has been frighteningly effective in spreading misinformation. Their loyal audiences developed a habit of tuning in almost exclusively to messages from these "trusted sources" and we've ended up with a huge group of people who don't listen to other news sources. Worse this cohort rejects rebuttal to misinformation as "fake news". Unless this process is disrupted by elections that resoundingly reject their performative candidates the US will suffer through more populism in the foreseeable future.
The LAST person I need to hear from about crime is GYM Jordan, given his J6 and OSU issues! Also, let’s not forget R’s walked away from the border bill. R’s are a sham(e)!
The real crime wave is the lies and misinformation spewed by conservative media.
Attorneys General in maligned states should join forces and sue these media outlets for defamation and damages in lost tourism and business, if that is possible. And it should be.
The false claims industry is only going to grow larger and more destructive to people and places if they can continue to lie with impunity and little or no pushback.
If E. Jean Carroll could do it to Trump, and Dominion to Fox, why are powerful state and city governments not fighting back?
As evidenced by comments from Frank Lee, no amount of facts or statistics will satisfy those that continue to be swayed by misinformation and disinformation. A Gallup poll does not measure where people responding get their news or why they feel the way they do. I’m sure both sides think the other is crazy for believing what they read.
This is what the politicians have created and I don’t see a way out until saner minds prevail.
I'm unaware of any illegal immigrants walking into a school, synagogue, church, grocery store, or movie theater and mowing people down with an assault rifle. I'm also pretty sure those shooters were also lacking in melanin. Guess those murders don't count, they were just exercising their Second Amendment rights. S/
And once again all the politicians on the right jump in (short, sweet, not true) and spread everywhere - lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie.........
Sadly -perception is about 90% of how people see this issue. Thanks to Judd we get facts to help change minds. I use his info to dispel the myth of "shrinkage" in the retail world as to the real affects. People think the dollars are too much (which can be alarming), but are stunned when you turn that to percentage as it affects the bottom line. Kind of like government waste - the dollars are stunning, but the actual percentage is virtually nothing.
This work cries out for Popular Information to become regularly sourced by all of our news media--newspapers, tv, radio. We are plagued by lies and disinformation, not only from the likes of the dullards, Jim Jordan and Kari Lake, but also of course the House GOP. I am disgusted with Marco Rubio--but then I don't expect intelligent research of facts from him. "Republican" is now not only identified as the trumpet for Trump, but as Lies, Deceit, and Slander. Republicans delight in fear mongering and unjust criticism of all that deserves praise [cf. Joe Biden's enitre SOTU].
Defund the cops, insert radical DAs in the big cities and Dem states that don’t prosecute crime, people stop reporting crimes because it goes unpunished. And then Democrats claim statistics that prove crime has fallen… magically… for no reason other than Biden is in office. Just like Democrats claiming the economy is wonderful, it ignores the actual facts and truths the American public deals with and sees clearly.
The other bit of glaring intellectual dishonesty is to claim Biden statistics have improved after they exploded during the pandemic. Relative to when Trump was in office before the Democrat-led looting and riots and violence, crime, especially violent crime, has increased.
This needs to be reported in mainstream media REPEATEDLY.
Thank you for your important work.
Liars always lie. It's the republican way.
A 514.7% increase huh? I guess they add that .7 to make that figure "look scientific?"
Judd, you have an eye for the most pertinent news of the day. I am so glad I subscribe!
Great work, Judd! Exploiting crime and economic statistics is the “quarterback sneak” in the GOP’s playbook. Works every time! And Fox News has never let the truth stand in the way of a story.
Given that the current immigrant strategy has recently been to run toward Border Patrol officers to initiate the asylum process committing flagrant crimes thereafter would seem especially stupid. Admittedly, there is a problem with the asylum system that needs to be addressed by Congress, but solutions are apparently not what sells in fearmongering politics.
The real challenge is that the right leaning media industry and the traditional Repub machine has been frighteningly effective in spreading misinformation. Their loyal audiences developed a habit of tuning in almost exclusively to messages from these "trusted sources" and we've ended up with a huge group of people who don't listen to other news sources. Worse this cohort rejects rebuttal to misinformation as "fake news". Unless this process is disrupted by elections that resoundingly reject their performative candidates the US will suffer through more populism in the foreseeable future.
Thanks Judd!
The LAST person I need to hear from about crime is GYM Jordan, given his J6 and OSU issues! Also, let’s not forget R’s walked away from the border bill. R’s are a sham(e)!
The real crime wave is the lies and misinformation spewed by conservative media.
Attorneys General in maligned states should join forces and sue these media outlets for defamation and damages in lost tourism and business, if that is possible. And it should be.
The false claims industry is only going to grow larger and more destructive to people and places if they can continue to lie with impunity and little or no pushback.
If E. Jean Carroll could do it to Trump, and Dominion to Fox, why are powerful state and city governments not fighting back?
As evidenced by comments from Frank Lee, no amount of facts or statistics will satisfy those that continue to be swayed by misinformation and disinformation. A Gallup poll does not measure where people responding get their news or why they feel the way they do. I’m sure both sides think the other is crazy for believing what they read.
This is what the politicians have created and I don’t see a way out until saner minds prevail.
Impossible to believe one damned thing coming from a Republican. Don't ever believe one word.
If only facts still mattered.
I'm unaware of any illegal immigrants walking into a school, synagogue, church, grocery store, or movie theater and mowing people down with an assault rifle. I'm also pretty sure those shooters were also lacking in melanin. Guess those murders don't count, they were just exercising their Second Amendment rights. S/
And once again all the politicians on the right jump in (short, sweet, not true) and spread everywhere - lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie.........
Sadly -perception is about 90% of how people see this issue. Thanks to Judd we get facts to help change minds. I use his info to dispel the myth of "shrinkage" in the retail world as to the real affects. People think the dollars are too much (which can be alarming), but are stunned when you turn that to percentage as it affects the bottom line. Kind of like government waste - the dollars are stunning, but the actual percentage is virtually nothing.
Thanks, Judd. Slam dunk!
This work cries out for Popular Information to become regularly sourced by all of our news media--newspapers, tv, radio. We are plagued by lies and disinformation, not only from the likes of the dullards, Jim Jordan and Kari Lake, but also of course the House GOP. I am disgusted with Marco Rubio--but then I don't expect intelligent research of facts from him. "Republican" is now not only identified as the trumpet for Trump, but as Lies, Deceit, and Slander. Republicans delight in fear mongering and unjust criticism of all that deserves praise [cf. Joe Biden's enitre SOTU].
Defund the cops, insert radical DAs in the big cities and Dem states that don’t prosecute crime, people stop reporting crimes because it goes unpunished. And then Democrats claim statistics that prove crime has fallen… magically… for no reason other than Biden is in office. Just like Democrats claiming the economy is wonderful, it ignores the actual facts and truths the American public deals with and sees clearly.
The other bit of glaring intellectual dishonesty is to claim Biden statistics have improved after they exploded during the pandemic. Relative to when Trump was in office before the Democrat-led looting and riots and violence, crime, especially violent crime, has increased.
Americans have never felt less safe from crime. But hey, that is just because of Fox News disinformation. https://news.gallup.com/poll/544415/personal-safety-fears-three-decade-high.aspx#:~:text=The%20data%20spans%201965%20to,48%25%20worried%20in%20January%201982.