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...
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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...
On One America News’ Tipping Point: To Discuss Ramadan Shooting in Philadelphia and ATF’s New Rule
Dr. John Lott appeared on One America News Network’s Tipping Point to discuss the latest Philadelphia shooting at the Ramadan celebration, in which rival 'factions' of 'young people' exchange gunfire. They also talked about ATF's final rule on the definition of...
On The Drew Mariani Show: Discussing Crime Statistics
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Drew Mariani Show to discuss the collapse in law enforcement. People have been less willing to report crime as the arrest rates plummet. He also answered the audience's questions on crime. (Tuesday, April 16, 2024, from 2:30 to 3:00 PM...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss The Collapse in Law Enforcement
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about our latest research on the collapse in law enforcement. There is a big problem with using the FBI Uniform Crime Report data on crimes reported to police because victims...
On One America News: Crime is Rising, Despite Media Reports Claiming Opposite
https://youtu.be/h7RbmlU59kQ From One America News: "Polling shows Americans see crime on the rise, but mainstream media are saying otherwise. The President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, Dr. John Lott, tells One America’s Stella Escobedo how liberal news...
On the Vince Coglianese Show: Discussing Less Reporting, Not Less Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Vince Coglianese on Washington, D.C.’s WMAL about his new piece at the Wall Street Journal on how the government is manipulating crime data. (Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 5:35 to 5:50 PM)
Television Cop Show Illustrates the Notion of Marginal Deterrence in Crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlFjnFij5F8 The Crime Prevention Research Center often points out the issue of marginal deterrence. Examples that we point to include mass public shooters. Suppose the Nashville Covenant School mass murderer had lived and faced six life...
CPRC in the News: Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Instapundit, Reuters, Sun Sentinel, and more
. . . Writing in The Federalist, a conservative online magazine, Crime Prevention Research Center President John Lott said the laws don’t give wrongly accused gun owners enough power to protect their interests. “Congress never authorized the U.S. Department of Justice...
At The Tennessean: My husband was killed in a ‘gun free zone.’ Arm teachers for safety and to save lives.
The CPRC's Nikki Goeser has a new op-ed in the Tennessean. . My husband Ben and I used to run a mobile karaoke business in Nashville. . Every Thursday evening, we would load up our vehicle and head to a popular restaurant to help facilitate a night of good music and...
Talking to Colion Noir: On Rising Crime and the Bias in Artificial Intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGcyl1IgEs&t=4s Colion Noir talked to Dr. John Lott about our research on how AI chatbots' biases on crime and gun control. They also discussed our research on the collapse in law enforcement and the rise in crime.












