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On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss The FBI’s Crime Stats Revisions

Nov 2, 2024 | Radio

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Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations titled “Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats.” The updated data for 2022 report that there were 80,029 more violent crimes than in 2021. There were an additional 1,699 murders, 7,780 rapes, 33,459 robberies and 37,091 aggravated assaults.

(Thursday, October 17, 2024)

Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin and part of the Minneapolis area in Minnesota (WISN, WIBA, WMEQ).

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