A new FBI report found that violent crime dropped 15.2% under Biden, but the murder rate saw its largest spike in a century during Trump’s presidency.
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According to the FBI’s quarterly crime statistics report released on Monday, “The January-March 2024 Quarterly Uniform Crime Report (Q1) provides an initial look at crime trends from January-March 2024 compared to January-March 2023. Murders were down 26.4%, rapes were down 25.7%, robberies were down 17.8% and aggravated assaults were down 15.1%.
The Pew Research Center analyzed two sets of government data on murders from 2019 to 2020 and found that “the U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020, the largest increase in more than a century, according to data released this month.” Single-year increase” is the responsibility of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings are consistent with a separate table on the national murder rate released by the FBI in September.
The Republican Party and Trump continue to work hard to promote themselves as the party of law and order, but data shows that Biden has reduced crime rates and controlled them. The situation under Trump has masqueraded as chaos, with crime rising and the former president continually proposing cuts to law enforcement in his budget.
Trump, a convicted felon, is soft on crime while declaring himself the “law and order” candidate. The truth about the crime is clear. America is safer under Joe Biden.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press corps and a congressional reporter for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a BA in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, particularly social reform movements.
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