Opinion & Comments
By John Lott
SEE: https://www.ammoland.com/2024/08/president-trump-comments-on-the-collapse-in-u-s-law-enforcement/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:
President Trump Comments on the Collapse in U.S. Law Enforcement ~ VIDEO
In a press conference this past Tuesday, President Trump read from two of the Crime Prevention Center Research Center’s latest research reports. One report shows how violent crime fell by 17 percent during the Trump administration and then soared by 43 percent under Biden. A second report shows how law enforcement in the U.S. has collapsed. We show how the drop in arrest rates over the last few years from 2020 to 2022 is without precedent, and that is particularly true for the largest cities.
The arrest rates for violent and property crimes have never been anywhere near as low as they are now.
By the way, I got to talk to President Trump for a few minutes when he traveled to Bozeman, Montana, on August 9th. 2024. He told me he appreciated my research on crime, gun control, and vote fraud. After the assassination attempt, I was a little concerned about what impact that might have on Trump’s views on gun control, but my brief meeting with me gave me confidence that his views hadn’t changed.
In these recent speeches, Trump stated:
“And we had a couple of instances last night where things were mentioned. So I got it. Did crime rise under Trump and fall under Biden? They say it rose under Trump and and they go, "No, the opposite is true. Take a look at this here. It said, Is it true? Did crime rise under Trump and fall under Biden? No. Comma, the opposite is true. This was a study group that went out and didn't care, they did the numbers and there was another one that was a historical comparison of the collapse of law enforcement in US cities, the drop in arrest rates over the last few years is without precedent. Lowest arrest rates we’ve ever seen. They don’t arrest people anymore.” Transcript provided by ABC News, August 20, 2024.
In President Trump’s presentation on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, in Michigan, he read from two recent Crime Prevention Center Research posts. Trump referenced our research on how violent crime fell under Trump, rose under Biden, and law enforcement collapsed over the last few years.
Did crime rise under Trump and Fall under Biden? No, the Opposite is True.
A Historical Comparison of the Collapse of Law Enforcement in US Cities. The Drop in Arrest Rates over the Last Few Years is without Precedent.
Here is yet another example of Democrats falsely claiming that crime has dropped under Biden. If they claimed REPORTED crime fell, they would at least have a credible claim.
Violent crime has dropped to its lowest level in more than 50 years.
And crime will keep coming down when we put a prosecutor in the Oval Office—instead of a convicted felon.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 20, 2024
Trump continues:
Trump: “her administration’s crime statistics show she’s presided over a 43% increase in violent crime. These are all government numbers, 43% increase in violent crime. I bet the people behind me don’t have anything like that. It just gets better. It doesn’t get worse, including a 58% increase in rape, 89% increase in aggravated assault, and a 56% increase in robbery. The crime in America, the fact is, is out of control.”
The numbers cited by Trump here were also from the NCVS that our report discussed.
Here are statements by Kamala Harris from 2020 where she strongly recommended taking funding from the police.
Crime Prevention Research Center
The Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) is a research and education organization dedicated to conducting academic quality research on the relationship between laws regulating the ownership or use of guns, crime, and public safety; educating the public on the results of such research; and supporting other organizations, projects, and initiatives that are organized and operated for similar purposes. Visit: www.crimepreventionresearchcenter.org
