Crime: what they said and what the record shows
What right-wing public figures said about crime, set against what happened and the record. 23 claims.
- “we have the crime down 82 percent in Memphis”
- “He let him out. But 25 of the people, including DeCarlos Brown, killed somebody after they got out because he let him out because he didn't want them to catch…”
- “More importantly, when I arrived on January 20 of last year in Washington, DC, it was riddled with crime. And now crime is down 87 percent, and we're going for…”
- “Chicago violence is unchecked and at record levels. It has never been worse! This weekend 41 people were shot, 3 DEAD.”
- “And in the last 11 days—again, I hate to say it, because it sounds so ridiculous—but in the last 11 days, we've had no murders, and that's the first time…”
- “We've checked the records—no one can even find a record of being murder-free for as long as we're murder-free under President Trump's leadership.”
- “And it's very safe right now. There's been no murders since I started.”
- “DC had an alltime high last year of absolute, total crime, and it continued pretty bad.”
- “In President Trump’s first 100 days we’ve seized over 22 million fentanyl laced pills, saving over 119 Million lives.”
- “I've already signed an Executive order requiring a mandatory death penalty for anyone who murders a police officer.”
- “The crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before.”
- “We had no terrorist attacks for four years. Nothing, nothing.”
- “And all over the world crime is down. All over the world except here. Crime here is up and through the roof. Despite their fraudulent statements that they…”
- “When they ripped down Portland, when they ripped down many other cities, you go to Minnesota, Minneapolis, what they've done there with the fires all over the…”
- “NO WAY I CAN GET A FAIR TRIAL, OR EVEN CLOSE TO A FAIR TRIAL, IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS, BUT JUST ONE IS THAT I AM CALLING FOR A…”
- “And it is a fact that because of their quick response getting on the scene, being able to respond to the gunman, and eliminate the gunman, they were able to…”
- “Excuse me, Portland, the sheriff just came out today and he said, "I support President Trump."”
- “The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime, one of the highest in the entire country, and considered one of our…”
- “Crime in Germany is up 10% plus (officials do not want to report these crimes) since migrants were accepted. Others countries are even worse. Be smart America!”
- “And yet the murder rate in our country is the highest it's been in 47 years, right? Did you know that? Forty-seven years.”
- “So, look, when President Obama was there two weeks ago making a speech, very nice speech. Two people were shot and killed during his speech. You can't have…”
- “Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!”
- “Violent crime increased 53% in Albuquerque last year.”