When USA Today had two articles claiming that Trump was wrong in claiming that crime was increasing, Dr. John Lott submitted the following letter to the editor, but the newspaper didn't run the letter. Dear Letters Editor: USA Today erroneously dismisses former...
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Conference talk on the Collapse of Law Enforcement in the US
https://youtu.be/b24Qep3c2nE Dr. John Lott gave a talk at a Berkeley Springs 2024 Conference on the collapse of law enforcement in the US. Dr. Lott disagreed with what he was told were the concerns of others at the conference regarding legal immigration and also...
CPRC in the News: Fox News, Washington Times, The Week, Instapundit, City Journal, and More
"One false claim by @JoeBiden after another," Crime Prevention Research Center president John R Lott Jr. wrote. . . . Alexander Hall, "Biden takes heat over strange cannibal story: 'Like something out of a bad script'," Fox News, April 20, 2024. The Bureau of Justice...
On America First with Sebastian Gorka: To Discuss Reported Crime Decline and Federal Red Flag Center
https://rumble.com/v4scfi5-on-america-first-with-sebastian-gorka-to-discuss-reported-crime-decline-and.html Dr. John Lott talked to the guest host Mark Davis on America First with Sebastian Gorka about his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The...
On The Michigan Talk Network: Biden’s Federal ‘Red Flag’ Center Defies The Constitution In More Ways Than One
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his new piece with Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) at The Federalist on Biden’s unconstitutional federal Red Flag Center. (Friday, April 5, 2024)
Media Bias on TV Police Shows: Lots of Criminals Using Machine Guns to Free Prisoners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKgEAWUyXHs 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’ NCIS Hawaii is no different (Season 3 Episode 2,...
On the Officer Tatum Show: To Discuss Crime on the Rise
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Officer Tatum Show to discuss his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal titled "The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It." They also talked about the Tennessee bill allowing teachers and staff to be armed on campus and the...
Talking to Journalist Peter Brimelow: To Discuss Cancellation And Anti-Conservative Bigotry In America
https://youtu.be/gy56irY_8Tk Dr. John Lott talked to journalist Peter Brimelow about cancellation and anti-conservative bigotry in America. They also discussed CPRC's latest research on the collapse in law enforcement. (Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 5:00 to 5:37 PM...
On Redacted: “Crime is ACTUALLY Skyrocketing Under President Biden”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmmu_RyCFzY Dr. John Lott appeared on Redacted with Clayton Morris to discuss his piece in the Wall Street Journal on whether crime rates are rising or falling? From the discussion at Redacted: Corporate media is telling us that crime...
On Gun Radio Utah: Is Crime Rates Really Going Down?
Dr. John Lott talked to KNRS’s Clark Aposhian about CPRC's original research on the collapse in law enforcement. As arrest rates plummet, people have been less willing to report crime. See also Dr. Lott’s new piece at Real Clear Politics titled “AI’s Left-wing...
On St. Louis’ Giant KFTK-FM: Crime Numbers Don’t Reflect Reality
Dr. John Lott talked with Mark Reardon on St. Louis’ giant 100,000-watt KFTK-FM about his new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal on news outlets claiming Americans mistakenly believe that violent crime is rising. The reality is that the decline in reported crimes...
On America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber: To Discuss Crime Being Underreported
https://youtu.be/rM2HJClkBAc Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on America’s Voice Live about ATF's new rule that expands the definition of "engaged in the business" as a firearms dealer, a step closer to a national gun registry. They also discussed CPRC's...












