Crime is becoming one of America’s biggest political issues
3 years, 6 months ago

Crime is becoming one of America’s biggest political issues

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. RELATED: The surge in violent crime is not letting up In New York City, there was a 97% increase, from 777 shootings in 2019, to 1,531 in 2020, according to City data. “We have a tendency to see changes in murder rates through the eyes of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles just because those are big cities, they have lots of murders because they have lots of people and they tend to have relatively easily available data,” he said in a phone conversation. South Carolina had the fifth worst murder rate of any state in 2019, according to FBI data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 11 people per 100,000 dying by homicide. Senior administration officials also told reporters Tuesday evening that Biden’s plan will rely on using American Rescue Plan dollars for more flexible applications, including hiring law enforcement above pre-pandemic levels or using the funds toward community violence intervention programs.” CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly conflated data sets for shootings and murders.

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Violent crime went up, not down under Biden, revised FBI numbers show
2 months, 1 week ago

Violent crime went up, not down under Biden, revised FBI numbers show

The Telegraph  

The bureau did not make any reference to the revised figure in a press release on the crime statistics for 2023, which it published in September. “New data submitted to the FBI confirms that our dedicated efforts and collaborative partnerships with law enforcement are working,” she said after the 2023 figures were released in September. Our progress is continuing this …

Republicans say Biden’s America is awash in immigrant-driven crime. What do the data say?
5 months, 1 week ago

Republicans say Biden’s America is awash in immigrant-driven crime. What do the data say?

LA Times  

One after another, Republican leaders painted a dire picture of America from the Republican National Convention stage in Milwaukee on Tuesday, suggesting the nation is awash in violent crime driven by an “invasion” of “illegal aliens” and “Chinese fentanyl” at the southern border. In an interview with The Times, he said the Republican talking points about rising violent crime “would …

Here's Some Of The False Claims You May Hear During First Biden-Trump Debate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Here's Some Of The False Claims You May Hear During First Biden-Trump Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, the U.S. has fallen apart under President Joe Biden: the economy is failing, countries are emptying their prisons and mental institutions across the southern border and crime has skyrocketed. The FBI’s annual crime report for 2022, the last year for which yearly data is available, showed violent crime across …

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show

CNN  

CNN — Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.” “This continued historic decline in homicides does not …

How Democrats can win by confronting crime
1 year, 1 month ago

How Democrats can win by confronting crime

Raw Story  

Cherelle Parker became the first woman elected mayor of Philadelphia this week, in part because of her tough-on-crime positions. But she did not take cues from the loudest voices calling to defund the police, instead talking to and listening to people in communities across the city and taking action.” There’s an old saying that, “A conservative is a liberal who’s …

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office
1 year, 1 month ago

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first thing Greg Jackson did when he arrived in Lewiston, Maine, was to drive through the city, into its neighborhoods, past the crime scene tape and the boarded-up windows, to get a feel for a community reeling from a mass shooting. The deputy director of the new White House office of gun violence prevention was looking for …

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort
1 year, 3 months ago

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he was determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launched the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings. “My administration has been working relentlessly to do something.” The new office of gun violence prevention will be led by Vice President Kamala …

Biden says the gun safety movement has reached a ‘tipping point’ as he marks one year since passage of major legislation
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden says the gun safety movement has reached a ‘tipping point’ as he marks one year since passage of major legislation

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Friday marked one year since the passage of the first major gun safety legislation in a generation during a summit in Connecticut, as gun violence reaches record levels in the United States and additional congressional action remains stalled. “For me, and for most of you, here’s what it really is: It’s an important first …

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests
1 year, 8 months ago

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests

CNN  

CNN — A record number of people are dying from firearm injuries in the US, and new research suggests that shootings are becoming more lethal, too. Nearly 49,000 people died from firearm injuries in the US in 2021, CDC data shows – an unprecedented surge of about 23% over two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. “That includes larger magazine capacity …

New Poll Shows How Gun Violence Helped Democrats Fend Off GOP Crime Attacks
2 years ago

New Poll Shows How Gun Violence Helped Democrats Fend Off GOP Crime Attacks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A post-election survey from a leading gun violence prevention group suggests that a Democratic focus on gun safety can rebut aggressive GOP messaging on crime, and cites gun control as a potentially winning issue for President Joe Biden if he runs for reelection in 2024. That’s what is going to be most salient at the ballot box.” …

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show
2 years, 1 month ago

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show

NPR  

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show Enlarge this image toggle caption Jack Berman/Getty Images Jack Berman/Getty Images Crime and public safety are among the issues that have taken center stage in many midterm races nationwide, from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania to New York. "We don't really have a common definition of what …

Senator: Dems back reparations for those who ‘do the crime’
2 years, 2 months ago

Senator: Dems back reparations for those who ‘do the crime’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.” The first-term Alabama Republican spoke at a Saturday evening rally in Nevada featuring former President Donald Trump, a political ally. “But got to be honest that we have a crime problem …

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed a crowd to the White House lawn Monday to showcase a new law meant to reduce gun violence, celebrating “real progress” after years of inaction. “We will not save every life from the epidemic of gun violence,” he added, “But if this law had been in place years ago, even this last year, lives …

Biden says gun violence has turned America’s communities into ‘killing fields’
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden says gun violence has turned America’s communities into ‘killing fields’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Monday said gun violence has turned everyday places in America into “killing fields” as he marked the passage of the first significant federal gun safety legislation in 30 years. The President continued, “That’s what we owe all those families represented here today and all over this country the past many years across our schools, …

What’s in US President Joe Biden’s bipartisan gun violence bill?
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s in US President Joe Biden’s bipartisan gun violence bill?

Al Jazeera  

The new law is the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades and follows a spate of mass shootings in the US. US President Joe Biden has signed into law the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings. For God’s sake, just do something.’ Today we did.” …

Opinion: America’s crime wave tests both parties
2 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: America’s crime wave tests both parties

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Racial tensions and animosity have led to many police officers leaving their jobs, have made others reluctant to intervene in conflicts and have caused the public to hesitate calling police they don’t trust. As the 2022 political campaigns gain traction, we will hear more and …

Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022
3 years, 5 months ago

Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022

NPR  

Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022 Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Violent crime is on the rise in urban areas across the country. After protests last year over police violence against Black Americans — notably the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis — there has been …

Amid crime spike in US, Biden meets police chiefs
3 years, 5 months ago

Amid crime spike in US, Biden meets police chiefs

Al Jazeera  

Shooting sprees in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia kill dozens during the weekend as US gun violence epidemic rages. United States President Joe Biden met with US city police chiefs, elected officials and a community intervention expert at the White House on Monday as his administration struggles to address a crime surge driven by rising gun violence in the US. …

Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced new efforts Wednesday to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, declaring the federal government is “taking on the bad actors doing bad things to our communities.” But questions persist about how effective the efforts can be in what could be a turbulent summer. Biden’s plan focuses on providing money to cities that …

Amid rising crime, Biden targets gun violence in the US
3 years, 6 months ago

Amid rising crime, Biden targets gun violence in the US

Al Jazeera  

After wave of mass shootings, Biden to impose a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for gun dealers who flout the rules. Responding to a string of mass shootings and rising crime in the United States, President Joe Biden is taking new steps to control gun violence with a “zero-tolerance” policy for gun dealers and new funding for police and communities. “Let’s show the …

Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus on gun violence, as administration officials brace for what they fear could be an especially turbulent summer. White House aides believe that Biden, with his long legislative record on crime as a former senator, is not …

US crime rise draws fears of ‘bloody summer’, calls for more cops
3 years, 6 months ago

US crime rise draws fears of ‘bloody summer’, calls for more cops

Al Jazeera  

New York mayoral race is the latest battleground for debate on money for police amid US’ national crime increase. Homicides and other violent crimes that shot up in 2020 are continuing their national rise, and President Joe Biden will speak on Wednesday about what he “is going to do to help address” rising crime, especially gun violence, “as we’ve seen …

Editorial: Biden’s moves to curb gun violence should be just the start
3 years, 8 months ago

Editorial: Biden’s moves to curb gun violence should be just the start

LA Times  

President Biden announced a slate of actions Thursday aimed at fulfilling his campaign promise to combat the proliferation of firearms and gun violence that kills some 40,000 people a year in this country. Lawmakers have given the administration limited regulatory authority over firearms, and Biden directed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to develop new rules on sales …

5 Questions Ahead Of Biden's 1st News Conference As President
3 years, 8 months ago

5 Questions Ahead Of Biden's 1st News Conference As President

NPR  

5 Questions Ahead Of Biden's 1st News Conference As President Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Two months into office, President Biden will give his first news conference as president on Thursday. But amid that tour, details came out about his potentially massive infrastructure plan, the Biden administration faced continued questions about southern U.S. border …

Opinion: Gun violence crisis in America’s cities
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Gun violence crisis in America’s cities

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Greg Fischer is the mayor of Louisville and the President of the United States Conference of Mayors. CNN — You’ve probably seen the headlines: 2020 was a deadly year for gun violence in cities across America. Many cities are facing not one, but two public health crises at the same time: Covid-19 and increased gun violence. And we …

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Crime, law and order, and where Trump and Biden stand
4 years, 1 month ago

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Crime, law and order, and where Trump and Biden stand

Firstpost  

Just like like Donald Trump, Joe Biden does not support defunding the police. But, in sharp contrast to Trump’s vision, Biden promises to eliminate the death penalty In the days and weeks following the killing of an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, by a White police officer in Minnesota in May, protests erupted across the United States demanding racial justice. …

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