A new Rasmussen Reports survey of likely U.S. voters (May 15-16 and 19) shows Americans feel that the country is becoming less safe to live by a 50% to 20% margin, and that view is held by virtually all groups except Democrats (35% more safe, 29% less safe), liberals...
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Media Bias on TV Police Shows: Lots of Criminals Using Machine Guns to Commit a Robbery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lora7LDlqk 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’ FBI is no different (Season 6 Episode 9, April...
On KID Newsradio’s The Jolyn Thomas Show: The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime.
Dr. John Lott appeared on KID Newsradio's The Jolyn Thomas Show to discuss his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal on the collapse in law enforcement. (Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 5:47 to 5:55 PM MT)
On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss the Collapse in Law Enforcement
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime." (Monday, April 29, 2024,...
On Armed American Radio: Celebrating its 15 Years on Air
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Armed American Radio show to celebrate AAR‘s 15 years on air. (Sunday, April 28, 2024, from 9:45 to 9:53 PM ET)
On John Fredericks Radio Show: Crime Wave Unprecedented in America
Dr. John Lott appeared on John Fredericks Radio Show to discuss his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime." (Tuesday, April 30,...
On the Lars Larson Show: To Discuss the Collapse in Law Enforcement
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio shows about his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime." (Thursday,...
On RealClearPolitics: To Discuss Less Reporting, Not Less Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 to discuss reports that crime rates are declining. 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." Carl Cannon,...
On Washington Times’ Bold & Blunt Podcast: Crime on the decline? Au contraire!
Dr. John Lott talked to Cheryl Chumley on the Washington Times' Bold & Blunt Podcast about his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting,...
Worth Listening to: On KFBC’s Cheyenne Today: To Discuss Crime Statistics, Gun-Free Zones, and Media Bias
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerri Hayden-Bates on KFBC's Cheyenne Today about his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It." They also discussed the danger of gun-free zones and the biased media coverage of gun...
On Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham: To Discuss Less Reporting, Not Less Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on the national Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham to discuss the real reason crime is down across the nation. 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 decline in...
Media Bias on TV Police Shows: Lots of Drug Dealers Using Machine Guns to Fight Law Enforcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l_TMTqdz4U In real life, criminals generally use machine guns so rarely that a 2016 survey of prison inmates only broke down the numbers for uses in crime of handguns (11.2%), rifles (0.8%), and shotguns (1.1%). There are few rifles,...












