https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NynuhqmDdQs John Lott is a noted economist who has studies crime in America, and specifically the correlation between crime and gun ownership. In this video with Frank Miniter of The Armed Citizen Podcast, Lott talks about why America...
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On Louisville’s Giant 50,000 Watt WHAS: Talking about our research on how heavily concentrated murders are in the US
Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway about his new piece at Real Clear Politics titled "America’s Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks," which discusses how heavily concentrated murders are in the U.S. (Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 11:35 to 11:49 AM ET)
On Cincinnati’s WLW: To Discuss the SAVE America Act
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Cincinnati's WLW with Bill Cunningham to discuss the SAVE America Act, election integrity, and voter fraud. See also Dr. Lott's op-ed at Townhall titled "Why We Need the SAVE America Act." (Monday, July 20, 2026)
UPDATED: Almost Twice as Many General Election Voters Prefer Arresting Repeat Violent Criminals Compared to Enforcing Current Gun Control Laws or Enacting More Gun Control Laws
The Crime Prevention Research Center commissioned a new McLaughlin & Associates survey of 1,000 American general election voters on July 22nd, 2026 (cross tabs available here). Despite frequent claims that the public supports gun control as a way to reduce crime,...
At The Federalist: Socialists’ Demands To Abolish Police And Prisons Will Mean More Dead Americans
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . Democrats insist that "Black Lives Matter," yet many increasingly embrace policies that protect violent criminals at the expense of black victims. . What these Democrats ignore is that criminals overwhelmingly...
UPDATED: Major Cities Chiefs Association reports drops in all violent crime categories for the first six month of the year for 66 of the 67 agencies participated in the survey: 17.2% drop in reported homicides, a 6.2% drop in reported rapes, a 16.6% drop in reported robberies, and a 5.7% drop in reported aggravated assaults.
UPDATED to include the FBI measure of the murder rate during 2025 of 4.1 per 100,000 people. A new report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) finds that reported violent crime declined across every category in the United States compared with...
New York Times actually runs a positive story about the Citizen who used his gun to stop the mass public shooting at the In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho
Given how incredibly rare it is for the New York Times to give positive news coverage to a civilian who stopped a mass public shooting (and these occur all the time without getting news coverage), you have to give them credit when they do cover such a story. . Jordan...
Over one-quarter of non-citizens disqualified from Philadelphia juries were registered to vote
Scott Presler (of Early Vote Action) documented in-person review and transcription of Philadelphia County non-juror (disqualified juror) records in late July 2026. He reported typing 1,935 records from a total of about 6,944 non-citizen-related disqualifications since...
CPRC in the News: New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Blazer, Epoch Times, Italia Informa, and Much More
“This isn’t rocket science,” John Lott, a former DOJ advisor and the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told The Post. “If you want to reduce crime, whether it’s murders or you want to reduce car thefts, you have to make it riskier for criminals to go...
New Survey: Only 19% of Likely Voters Support Abolishing Prisons, Only 27% Support Abolishing Borders and Giving Amnesty to All Illegal Aliens
With a growing number of Democrats supporting abolishing prisons and borders as well as giving amnesty to all illegal aliens, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of likely U.S. voters, conducted July 28–30, 2026, found that only 19% support...
“Police said the death toll would have undoubtedly been higher without the quick-thinking actions of Salinas and the off-duty cop”
Jordan Salinas returned fire after seeing the gunman shooting at vehicles outside the Twin Falls In-N-Out. An off-duty police officer also returned fire. Their combined gunfire caused the attacker to retreat from the drive-through area into a nearby parking lot. Twin...
At Real Clear Politics: America’s Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics that discusses our new research on murder and murder victims.See also World Net Daily . . World Cup visitors discovered something many Americans already know: The United States does not feel like the dangerous place...












