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Americans can’t seem to agree on anything these days, including whether crime rates are rising or falling. Democrat-friendly media outlets like the New York Times are insistent that violent crime is dropping, and they’re all too eager to give Joe Biden the credit. As Glenn Thrush wrote just a few days ago:
WhiteHouseofficialsbelievethenumbersaredecidedlyontheirside,evenifinsomecitiesratesofviolentcrimeremainelevatedfromprepandemiclevels.Butfornow,pollssuggestthepublicislessfocusedontheareasofdocumentableprogressthanonthelingeringproblems—muchlikewiththeeconomy,wherethecumulativeimpactofinflationovershadowsastatisticalimprovementtostandardsofliving.
“Unemploymentisdown,theeconomyisup,violenceisdownandthepresident’sgota40percentapprovalratinginthestateofMichigan,”saidMikeDuggan,themayorofDetroit,whereviolencehasdroppedsharplyoverthelasttwoyears.
“Itmakesyouwonderwhatthedefinitionofsuccessis,”addedMr.Duggan,aDemocrat.Hiscity’shomicideratehasdeclined18percentfromJanuary2023toJanuary2024.
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