Crime

Lies, damn lies, and shoplifting statistics

For 32 years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) — the lobbying group representing major retailers in the United States — has produced the "National…

Dec 19, 2024 •

Common myths about the new FBI crime statistics, debunked

This week, the FBI released its report on crime in the United States during 2023.

Sep 26, 2024 •

Why Trump's spurious attacks on crime are working

One of the central arguments in former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is the false claim that the United States is a crime-infested hellhole…

Sep 5, 2024 •

California's shoplifting laws are not broken. California is "fixing" them anyway.

Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a package of 10 bills intended to deter shoplifting and other property crime.

Aug 20, 2024 •

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The truth about "migrant crime" during the Trump administration

"Our crime rate is going up while crime statistics all over the world are plunging," Trump told the crowd at the Turning Point Action Conference last…

Aug 1, 2024 •

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Why so many Americans have misconceptions about crime trends

According to the latest FBI data, violent crime and property crime are down sharply in 2024.

Jun 18, 2024 •

The most important crime statistics of the 2024 campaign

One of the central arguments advanced by Donald Trump and other Republican candidates in the 2024 election is that violent crime in the United States is…

Jun 12, 2024 •

The truth about crime in DC

On May 15, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) went to the floor of the House of Representatives and said he supported a federal takeover of Washington…

May 20, 2024 •

The biggest political deception of 2024

In the 2024 presidential election, one of the central attacks that Trump and his political allies are levying against Biden is that Biden is responsible…

Apr 30, 2024 •

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New data explodes myth of crime wave fueled by migrants

Republican politicians and sympathetic media outlets are claiming that America is in the midst of a violent "crime wave," driven in part by undocumented…

Mar 12, 2024 •

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Organized journalistic crime

On July 19, the Washington Post Editorial Board published an impassioned column calling for an aggressive national response to organized retail crime…

Dec 11, 2023 •

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America's zombie "crime wave"

The outset of the pandemic in 2020 coincided with a surge in violent crime in the United States, with murder rates rising particularly dramatically.

Oct 17, 2023 •

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