Lex Hoaloha

The most frequent lie from Republicans about crime is trying to say that the crime isn't being reported. That isn't true. You can look at the crime data reported to the FBI because it is public (they haven't released the full 2023 report yet). cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/weba… Some of the info comparing the reporting rates of 2020 to 2022: In 2020: -85% of departments reported covering 95% of the population. -Cities over a population of 250,000 had 89 out of 90 departments report. In 2022: -83% of departments reported covering 93.5% of the population. -Cities over a population of 250,000 had 89 out of 90 departments report. The lie stems from the fact that the FBI developed a new, more modern reporting system that tracks more data than the old one. The FBI set a cutoff on reporting through the old system in 2021. However, many areas weren't fully set up for the new system yet, so reporting was low that year. In response, the FBI reopened reporting data on the old system for 2022 while those areas continue to switch over to the new system. That brought reporting levels back to normal. As far as the claim that the crimes themselves aren't being reported or recorded, that falls apart quickly with homicides since people aren't hiding dead bodies all over the country to mess with reporting data. Homicides fell in 2022, 2023, and 2024 is on track to be the largest reduction in homicides in US history. The simple fact is that crime is down significantly since Biden-Harris took office.