Dot.@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoTrump Says Crime Is Up. Harris Says It’s Down. Who’s Right?www.thefp.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down131
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minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·4 hours agoTLDR: It has lowered since the 90s if you trust the FBI. Facts dont matter in the GOP’s Vibefest tho.
minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoThere was a spike in crime during the early 2020’s, but aside from that, you are correct. Crime has steadily been going down ever since we removed lead from gasoline. (are those things related? Probably?)
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoNewt Gingrich: People feel violent crime is up, so I’ll go with that instead of the facts.
TLDR: It has lowered since the 90s if you trust the FBI. Facts dont matter in the GOP’s Vibefest tho.
There was a spike in crime during the early 2020’s, but aside from that, you are correct.
Crime has steadily been going down ever since we removed lead from gasoline. (are those things related? Probably?)
Newt Gingrich: People feel violent crime is up, so I’ll go with that instead of the facts.