On WMAL: Vince Coglianese mentioned CPRC’s Research on Misleading Crime Statistics

Oct 1, 2024 | Media Coverage

During the first hour of WMAL’s The Vince Coglianese Show with Mary Katherine Hamm on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Vince mentioned our research on the problem with official crime statistics. See also Dr. Lott’s 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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