Dr. John Lott appeared on The Officer Tatum Show to discuss the rise in crime nationwide and the response time of police officers dropping. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The...
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New Research: Estimating the Effect of Concealed Carry Laws on Murder: A Response to Bondy, et al.
Professor Carl Moody, our CPRC research director, and Dr. John Lott have new research available for download. Abstract In response to our short paper in Academia Letters, Bondy et. al. published much longer response in this journal. We show that the Bondy et. al....
On WPHT’s Mike Opelka Show: To Discuss Supreme Court Bump Stock Ruling
Dr. John Lott appeared on WPHT’s Mike Opelka Show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's recent 6-3 decision in Garland v. Cargill, invalidating the bump stock prohibition. (Saturday, June 15, 2024, from...
Talk in Brazil on July 5th
Dr. John Lott will speak on Friday, July 5th at the 4th edition of SHOT FAIR BRASIL. Location: SHOT FAIR BRASIL Arena Day: July 5th (Friday) Time: 7pm until 8:30pm Guests: Lott, Bene Barbosa and Fabrício Rebelo Location: Anhembi District – EXPO 5 - São Paulo/SP...
On Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show: To Discuss the Collapse in Law Enforcement
https://youtu.be/MqufJ3OwlMQ Dr. John Lott appeared on Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show to discuss his new piece at Townhall, which continues our investigation into the problems with the FBI crime data. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the Washington Times titled "Don’t...
At Real Clear Politics: Biden’s Completely Dishonest and Outrageous Gun Control Ad
https://videopress.com/v/mv9khMWt?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrimeresearch.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2Fbfp-massacred-30-en_mov_dvd.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Dr. John Lott has a...
On Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham: To Discuss Democrats’ Claims of Racism and Nashville School Shooter’s Diary Revealed
Dr. John Lott appeared on Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham to discuss Lott's new op-ed at Townhall titled "Biden’s Desperate Attempt to Paint Trump As a Racist." They also talked about the newly released “nearly four dozen pages” of the Nashville Covenant School...
Biden’s Gun Control Ad Attacking Trump
https://videopress.com/v/mv9khMWt?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Biden is making gun control a central part of his re-election campaign. Biden is referring to shootings at Parkland High School, Sutherland...
On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: Is The Media Lying About Crime?
https://youtu.be/99VxNPqPYe4 Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss his recent op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It." (Thursday, June 13, 2024)
Percent of Police Departments Participating in FBI Crime Data in 2022 — 32% not reporting and 24% partially reporting the data
As the Marshall Project notes, "By 2020, almost every law enforcement agency was included in the FBI’s database." But the new system, which went into effect in 2021, is missing a lot of data. In 2022, 32% of police departments stopped reporting crime data, and another...
On Larry Conners USA: To Discuss Defense Gun Use in New York City
Dr. John Lott appeared on Larry Connors USA radio to discuss his new op-ed at the Washington Times titled "Don’t defend yourself in New York City: If you do, you will be prosecuted." (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)
Worth Listening to: On the Vince Coglianese Show: The FBI’s Crime Data Have Real Problems
Dr. John Lott talked to Vince Coglianese on Washington, D.C.’s WMAL about the truth behind the FBI and White House’s claims that violent crime is dropping at historic levels under Joe Biden. See also Dr. Lott's new piece at Townhall that continues our...











