"Harris says violent crime is down. Trump says it's up. Here's a fact check."Posted By Rod Kaufman |
They didn't lie although anything you read that doesn't fit your narrative is immediately condemned by you as a "lie".Originally Posted by Richard Davishttps://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/10/16/stealth_edit_fbi_quietly_revises_violent_crime_stats_1065396.html
Crime is up. They lied, but then you believe anything they tell you.
The overall trend for violent crime is down and a spike is not unusual in a short term analysis:
"In 2023, the FBI recorded a rate of 363.8 violent crimes per 100,000 people, down from the 2022 rate of 377.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people."
"The agency revised the violent crime rate between 2021 and 2022."
"Previously, the figures showed a 2.1% fall over this period, now the agency says there was a 4.5% rise."
"The FBI did not publicise this change, which has led to some criticism."
"Ames Grawert, a crime researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice, told BBC Verify that the revision was "likely the result of a change in the way FBI collected crime data in 2021".
"Nothing here undermines confidence in the 2023 data”, he argues."
"However, Trump is making a comparison with a year when violent crime - as measured by the survey - was significantly lower."
"What do longer term crime trends show?
"FBI data shows the rate of violent crime fell by a quarter over the past two decades."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4glxxreed7o