On St. Louis’ Giant KFTK-FM: Crime Numbers Don’t Reflect Reality

May 7, 2024 | Radio

Dr. John Lott talked with Mark Reardon on St. Louis’ giant 100,000-watt KFTK-FM about his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal on news outlets claiming Americans mistakenly believe that violent crime is rising. The reality is that the decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime. It only gets reported as a crime once you get an officer there and they fill out the necessary paperwork.

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