Trump’s 2024 victory was built partially on the claim that Democrats had allowed an out-of-control crime wave in the US, with murders and rapes at record highs.
But the crime numbers released by Trump’s own FBI today say he was being dishonest. According to the Guardian:
“The new report proves The nation was as safe as it ever had been during the final full year of the Biden administration. Every category of crime decreased in frequency, and violent crime in particular dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s, per the report.
The bureau’s annual Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics report reflects a 4.5% year-on-year decrease in all violent crime nationally in 2024, with murder and non-negligent manslaughter falling 14.5% from the 2023 figure.
Reported rapes were down 5.2% from the year before, while aggravated assaults and robberies declined 3% and 8.9% respectively.
The figures belie Trump’s oft-repeated fear-mongering during the election campaign that “soft-on-crime” Democrats had fueled surging crime rates, particularly in major cities under their control.”
Uh oh! I wonder if he will now fire Kash Patel and accuse him of spreading fake news like he did the labor statistics director after the latest dismal jobs report.
Other than border enforcement, inquiring minds want to know how Trump is much different than the Democrats. In many ways, especially when it comes to the economy and his insane tariffs, not to mention his obsession with AI and crypto, spying on citizens, and favoring the upper upper class, he is worse.
Can anything Trump says be trusted at this point?
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/fbi-report-trump-biden-crime-wave
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