https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmIbJfkpCUg 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’ SWAT is no different (Season 7 Episode 9, April...
The claim that firearms are the top killer of children in the United States is disputed by some. The Crime Prevention Research Center claims that for that to be true, one must count deaths of anyone younger than 20. This includes gang members and older teens who are...
Other types of crime statistics, including the National Crime Victimization Survey, show current levels of violent crime far lower than their peaks in the early 1990s. . . . Louis Jacobson, "Joe Biden is correct that violent crime is near a 50-year low,"...
Professor Carl Moody and Dr. John Lott just released new research. The paper can be downloaded here. Abstract Several articles have been published finding that carry concealed weapons (CCW) laws allowing citizens with a concealed carry permit to go about with a...
Any guess what will happen to the number of shoplifting and other crimes? Don't people understand that this type of policy will increase the crime rate? Then, Wu was asked whether she supported a do-not-prosecute list enacted by the former Suffolk County...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times. . The message in New York City is clear: don’t try defending yourself or anyone else from violence. If you do, you will be prosecuted by the city’s District Attorneys. . New Yorkers are likely to be very familiar...
Dr. John Lott will give talks in Santiago, Chile, at the end of June and then travel to Brazil, where he will give more talks.
Rasmussen Reports surveyed likely voters in 2020 and 2024 to determine whether they thought Republicans or Democrats had done the most for blacks. In May 2020, only 18% of blacks thought that Republicans had done the most, but that increased to 32% in May 2024. Large...
The Bidens were using the Sandyhook Memorial as cover to secure his family $10 million per year from the Chinese. . 'Can you meet this evening early,' Hunter wrote. 'My father will be in New York also and he wants me to attend the Sandyhook memorial service with him...
As we recently posted, Democrats now openly acknowledge their goal is to give citizenship to all illegal aliens. But, apparently, some can't wait for non-citizens to vote. Secretaries of State Brad Raffensperger (R-GA), Adrian Fontes (D-AZ), and Jocelyn Benson (D-MI)...
The suspect who went on a stabbing spree at Braintree's AMC Theather was identified by local media based on sources within law enforcement as Jared Ravizza. The transperson was arrested by the cops in Massachusetts for allegedly stabbing four teenage girls and two...
Comparing the violent crime rates in New York City from before the pandemic to 202320192023Percent ChangeMurder31839123.0%Rape1,7601,465-16.8%Robbery13,36316,93426.7%Felony...