On Houston’s Giant 50,000 Watt KTRH: “Numbers Game: Dems, Media Distort Crime Stats”

Oct 17, 2024 | Radio

Dr. John Lott talked to KTRH’s Corey Olson about our work on how the media and Democrats are misleading Americans about the crime statistics.

September 25, 2024

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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...