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On the Officer Tatum Show: To Discuss Crime on the Rise

May 9, 2024 | Radio

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Dr. John Lott appeared on The Officer Tatum Show to discuss his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled “The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It.” They also talked about the Tennessee bill allowing teachers and staff to be armed on campus and the red flag laws.

(Friday, April 26, 2024, from 7:00 to 7:30 PM)

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New Research: The worst 2% of U.S. counties produce an even larger share of firearm murders than of murders overall. Those counties account for 53% of all murders but 57% of firearm murders. U.S. murders are concentrated far more heavily than Canada’s and Australia’s.

New Research: The worst 2% of U.S. counties produce an even larger share of firearm murders than of murders overall. Those counties account for 53% of all murders but 57% of firearm murders. U.S. murders are concentrated far more heavily than Canada’s and Australia’s.

by | Oct 6, 2026 |

We have previously examined how heavily murders concentrate in the United States, but this is our first analysis of firearm homicide concentration. The first two graphs show that the worst 2% to 5% of counties account for a share of firearm murders about four...