David Muir, the ABC moderator, interrupted Donald Trump to fact-check his remarks. He claimed that the FBI had reported crime declining, contrary to what the former president was saying. We’ve covered this extensively. Muir, along with his co-moderator Linsey, delivered one of the most biased and unprofessional performances ever seen in debate history. They fact-checked Trump repeatedly and interrupted him, while Kamala Harris was left to tell lies without any challenge. It was a shame.
Trump says crime is up in the US and David Muir tries to debate him by pointing to FBI crime data—which rightfully points out is incomplete.
This is how the MSM lies to you. Trump is right again. pic.twitter.com/SyFgu3WH0x
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) September 11, 2024
In an email sent by the Trump-Vance campaign on Monday, the GOP candidate responded and released statistics he claims show that crime increased significantly during the Biden/Harris administration. He pointed out first that the FBI had changed the way it collected the data.
Under Kamala Harris, violent crime has increased, not decreased — but, as usual, Fake News doesn’t tell the whole truth.
Fake News claims that violent crime has “dropped” but it’s not true.
The FBI changed its collection of crime data when Kamala became president. They are missing data from nearly one-third of law enforcement agencies in the United States, including many of the violent cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, and New Orleans.
You’re probably not accounting for a lot of crime if you don’t have data from Chicago or Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Oakland. Anyone who lives in these cities will tell you that. Trump says that the Victimization Survey is a better tool to determine what’s happening in a city.
The National Crime Victimization Survey of the DOJ provides a much more accurate picture. It shows that crime rates are still HIGH under Kamala, despite the claims made by Democrats and their Fake News cronies to the contrary.
FACT: The violent crime rate has increased by 37% from last year to 2020.
- Rape has increased by 42%.
- The number of robberies has increased by 63%.
- The number of assaults has increased by 34%.
- The increase in violent crime (excluding simple assaults) is 55%.
- The number of domestic violence cases has increased by 32%
- .Stranger violence has increased by 61%.
- The number of violent crimes (with injuries) has increased by 10%.
- The violent crime rate (with an armed weapon) has increased by 56%.
- The number of motor vehicle thefts has increased by 42%
On their website, The Victimization Survey explains their methods, explaining that “Findings were based on the National Crime Victimization Survey, a self-report survey administered annually between January 1 and December 31.” NCVS estimates for the year are based on the number of crimes and their characteristics that respondents have experienced in the six months before the interview.
The Trump-Vance Email concludes by stating that crime rates were lower overall when the former President was in office.
FACT: In 2017, the total number of violent crimes reported was higher than in any previous year during President Trump’s presidency.
FACT: Since 2012, Kamala has been in charge of the two most violent years for Americans.
FACT: Kamala presided over the three most violent years of the last 25 years.
FACT: Murder rates in most cities remain higher than they were before the pandemic.
Donald J. Trump is going to END lawlessness for good.
He presents a convincing case and the team provides links to support their claims. The corporate press and Kamala’s campaign will certainly fact-check his claims, and some may argue that the FBI figures should be given precedence.
I am not a statistician or a numbers analyst but I can tell you with certainty that almost everyone in the cities above feels less safe today than they did 4 years ago.