Dr. John Lott participated in a press briefing on the crime data today with about 30 reporters on whether crime is increasing or decreasing. Below is the beginning of a news story from Breitbart on the presentation. CBS News also asked Lott a question, but they and...
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75% of Arrests in Midtown New York City and 60% in Queens are Illegal Immigrants
Something to remember when people claim that illegal immigrants aren't committing crime. Illegal immigrants are obviously not making up 75% of the population in Midtown and 60% of that in Queens. . Police sources shared with The Post a staggering estimate that as many...
At The Federalist: CDC, FBI Working To Hide Data Showing Shootings Stopped By Good Guys With Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist. For years, gun control activists have sought to “debunk” the so called “good guy with a gun myth” in an effort to pass more stringent controls on one of our nation’s most cherished liberties. In...
School Shooting in Barrow County, Georgia Occurred in a School that did not allow Teachers to Carry Guns
Apalachee High School in Winder in Barrow County was put on a hard lockdown Wednesday morning because of a shooting incident, according to officials. Tragically, there are casualties. As we have pointed out many times, all the school attacks where anyone has been...
More TV Police Show Bias: The Rookie shows a drug gang machine guns to fight the police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJriO3lA0ew As the Crime Prevention Research Center has often pointed out, television crime shows seem to think criminals constantly use machine guns to commit crime. Unfortunately, ABC's’ The Rookie is no different (Season 6 Episode...
A Good Samaritan shot a man attempting to carjack a woman and her child, Carjacker told her child that was in the vehicle, ‘I’m going to rape your mommy.’
A Good Samaritan shot a wanted man attempting to carjack a woman and her child on Friday. . According to Major Harold Heatley with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at Lee’s Kar-Go when the suspect, identified as Cody Dailey, 30, “attempted...
Who owns guns? And does Ownership make People feel Safer?
A new Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,293 American adults. Men live in households owning guns at a higher rate than women. Older people over 65 are more likely to own guns. Whites, Hispanics, and other own guns at the same rate. About one-third of Democrats live in...
At Real Clear Politics: Law Enforcement Collapse Masks Rising Crime Rates
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. It was republished at The Daily Signal, The Center Square, The Highland County Press (Hillsboro, Ohio), Lone Star Live, The Ohio Star, The Herald Review (Sierra Vista, AZ), . Law enforcement in the United States...
TV Police Show Bias: FBI International Gang Stealing HighTech Data machine Guns trying to kill a witness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjCvUYgCiek As the Crime Prevention Research Center has often pointed out, television crime shows seem to think criminals constantly use machine guns to commit crime. Unfortunately, CBS's FBI International is no different (Season...
Kamala Harris comes out Strongly on Gun Bans
During the Democrat National Convention, the only two issues that Vice President Kamala Harris came out clearly on were abortion and gun control. Here is a Tweet she put out on X on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
Elon Musk comes out Swinging on Gun Ownership
These tweets by Elon Musk can be found here and here. Thank goodness that Musk has come out against censorship.
Artificial Intelligence Chatbots are Moving Even Further to the Political Left on Crime, Policing, and Gun Control
Students, reporters, and researchers already rely heavily on AI Chatbot programs to help write term papers, media reports, and research papers. Influencers on social media cite AI Chatbots (e.g., Ed Krassenstein who has a million followers on X). Fifteen AI Chatbots...












