Americans need to not fall for these lies being pushed by the Biden Administration.
The Biden-Harris administration is celebrating preliminary data suggesting a decline in violent crime, citing recent reports from a coalition of major cities as evidence of progress. However, experts warn that these figures might not reflect the full picture. According to a crime data analyst interviewed by Fox, a closer examination reveals that violent crime rates have been rising compared to pre-pandemic levels.
President Biden’s office has asserted that safety has improved since he and Vice President Harris assumed office, emphasizing their commitment to funding an additional 100,000 police officers and supporting crime prevention and community violence intervention initiatives. They also advocate for common-sense gun safety reforms, including a ban on assault weapons.
The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), which tracks crime statistics across 69 major U.S. cities, has reported a reduction in violent crime from January to June 2023 compared to the same period in 2024. Specifically, the number of violent crime incidents dropped from 3,783 in 2023 to 3,124 in 2024. Laura Cooper, MCCA’s executive director, noted that the data is sourced from the largest police departments in the U.S. and is provided voluntarily on a quarterly basis. However, she cautioned that a broader historical perspective indicates a troubling trend.
Comparing data from before the pandemic, Cooper highlighted a 16% increase in aggravated assault since 2019. She pointed out that this increase is significant and reflects a growing sense of insecurity among the public, as aggravated assault often serves as a more accurate gauge of crime sentiment than homicide rates alone.
An Axios review of MCCA’s data supports a 6% overall decrease in violent crime across 69 cities for the first half of 2024 compared to the previous year. This review noted reductions in violent crimes like homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault in 54 cities during this period. Cities included in the survey range from Albuquerque to Cleveland and Houston.
Yet, the Coalition for Law, Order, and Safety (CLOS) provides a different perspective. Their analysis suggests a 9.6% increase in violent crime across 66 major cities from January to June 2024 compared to the same period in 2019. Specifically, aggravated assault has risen nearly 25%, and murder rates have increased by 6.4%. CLOS’s executive director, Sean Kennedy, criticized the data reporting process, arguing that inconsistencies and errors in data submission can distort the true crime picture.
For instance, Kennedy pointed out discrepancies in reported murder rates, citing Philadelphia as an example where local data significantly diverges from MCCA’s reports. CLOS’s analysis also highlights that Washington, D.C., has not seen improvements in safety compared to the initial months of Biden’s administration, with stable murder rates and increased rapes.
Kennedy acknowledged that all crime data sets, including those from the FBI and MCCA, are imperfect. He emphasized that while some crime rates have decreased from the peak pandemic period of 2020, overall crime trends suggest that safety improvements may not be as substantial as the administration claims.
