WASHINGTON, DC – Despite reported claims by GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump that Democrat Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris is “weak on crime,” FBI reports released Monday indicate murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropped nearly 21 percent nationwide—marking the largest decline in decades, reported CNN.
Reported cases of rape have drastically decreased an estimated nine percent, “while reported hate crimes dropped by less than one percent,” reports the FBI, said CNN.
Overall, violent crime rates have dropped by an estimated three percent and property rates by an estimated 2.4 percent, reports the FBI.
CNN said, in light of the presidential election, the debate of whether crime has decreased or increased has “become one of the country’s biggest political issues” with Trump claiming “crime rates are on the rise” and portraying Kamala Harris as “weak on crime.”
Former San Francisco District Attorney, and California Attorney General Harris “has sought to refute those charges by emphasizing her toughness” by “pointing to Trump’s own pending criminal cases,” said CNN.
However, the FBI also pointed out that between 2022 to 2023 vehicle theft crime rates rose by nearly 13 percent.
The report gathers data from 16,334 law enforcement agencies nationwide and statistics from major police departments such as New York and Los Angeles.
The FBI, added CNN, said “these statistics may not precisely capture the size of recent declines this year” due to data limitations such as “not all communities submitted data” and “the submitted data usually has some errors.”
In a call with CNN reporters, “a senior FBI official declined to comment on claims about the crime rate that both presidential candidates have made” but emphasized that the bureau’s methodology ‘has been consistent for decades.’”
Crime rates have remained on the forefront of both presidential campaigns. Harris has used her experience as an attorney to highlight her efforts in crime reform despite some critics claiming the vice president “was too tough on crime,” reports CNN.
On the other hand, Trump has “proposed his own aggressive (stance) toward crime,” reported CNN, noting Trump has received an endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police and has encouraged law enforcement to adopt “stop and frisk” tactics that have been linked to law enforcement misconduct.
First things first. Donald Trump is a well known pathological liar. The facts largely contradict Donald Trump’s false claim that crime has skyrocketed under the Biden/Harris Administration. Since Trump/Vance are losing they are now grasping at straws.
” Since Trump/Vance are losing they are now grasping at straws.”
It’s very close but Trump still holds the lead, especially where it counts in battleground states.