On John Fredericks Radio Show: Crime Wave Unprecedented in America

May 19, 2024 | Radio

Dr. John Lott appeared on John Fredericks Radio Show to discuss his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled “The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime.”

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On What’s On Your Mind: To Discuss the Crime Statistics

On What’s On Your Mind: To Discuss the Crime Statistics

Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on What’s On Your Mind with Scott Hennen, broadcast across North Dakota, South Dakota, western Minnesota, eastern Montana, and the southern central Canadian provinces, to discuss the National Crime Victimization Survey, exposing massive...

Are most people in prison there for crimes motivated by poverty? No, poverty explains just a few percent of the variation in crime rates, and relatively few crimes are related to poverty.

Are most people in prison there for crimes motivated by poverty? No, poverty explains just a few percent of the variation in crime rates, and relatively few crimes are related to poverty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldlsMfnlQq8 This interview on Fox News Sunday with the co-chair of the Democratic Socialist of America has the claim that most people in prison there for crimes motivated by poverty. Here are some facts: Roughly 58.2% of state prisoners...