CPRC at Fox News: Baltimore’s soaring murder rate shows that police matter

May 30, 2015 | Featured

Baltimore murder rate

In an article on the soaring murder rate in Baltimore, Fox News quoted John Lott as saying:

“In case people ever needed a reminder, the increase in Baltimore’s murder rate shows how important police are,” John Lott, president of Crime Prevention Research Centerand a Fox News contributor said. “As police are worried about being called criminals themselves, the sudden increase stands in sharp contrast to how murder rates are changing in the rest of the country.” . . . .

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  1. Rick

    Baltimore is getting what they deserve. Where’s the protesting now!!

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