Some of these articles were extremely long ones. “A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report” shows “Trump was right” last year “when he said, ‘Crime here is up and through the roof,’” reports John R. Lott at RealClearPolitics. The media focused on the...
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On 700 WLW’s Midweek Crisis: To Discuss the FBI’s Undercounting of Armed Citizens Who Stop Attacks
Dr. John Lott joined The Midweek Crisis with Dan Carroll on 700 WLW, Cincinnati’s giant 50,000-watt radio station, to discuss his new investigative piece based on our research at Real Clear Investigations titled "Unaccountable: The FBI's Strange Refusal to Fix Key...
On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge
https://youtu.be/-Q0oigDTU3Y Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on real violent crime trends in the United States. (Monday, October 20, 2025, from 5:20 PM to 5:50 PM...
Democrat Group Shows How Democrats have Moved Far Left on Gun Control and Claims it is Hurting Them Electorally
A new Democrat group named Welcome has come out with a report on whether the party's shift to the left has helped the party -- there answer is "no." For example, the share of Democrat members of congress who cosponsored an assault weapon ban went from 41% during the...
On RCP’s The Miller Report: To Discuss the FBI’s Flawed Data
https://youtu.be/4cCXMNfXH1w?si=hEnvocVxT8I9Pptm Dr. John Lott appeared on The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism to discuss the real numbers behind armed citizens stopping shootings. See also Dr. Lott's new investigative piece based on our research at Real...
Argentina: Interview with security specialist John Lott: “Crime decreases if victims can defend themselves.”During a recent visit to Argentina, he highlighted several ways to reduce our country’s high crime rate using proven methods around the world.
This is an interview that Dr. John Lott did while he was in Argentina. . Renowned American economist John Lott granted us an exclusive interview after his presentation the previous day to a select group of attendees at a downtown hotel in Buenos Aires. This event was...
America’s Dramatic Decline in Homicide Clearance Rates (Arrest Rates) from 1965 to 2024: Falling From 91 to 52 Percent
The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) shows a dramatic drop in arrest rates for homicides over the last 60 years -- a 43 percent, 39 percentage point, drop. The Excel file with the data is available here. fbi_murder_rate_1965_2004Download
On One America News: Unaccountable: The FBI’s Strange Refusal to Fix Key Crime Stats
https://rumble.com/v6zzvi8-1007johnlottpkg.html Dr. John Lott talked to John Hines on One America News about his new investigative piece based on our research at Real Clear Investigations concerning massive errors in the FBI’s Active Shooter Incidents Reports....
On America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber: Arming Citizens Saves Lives
https://youtu.be/9k-eQCIf3hc Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on America’s Voice Live about shooters thwarted by armed civilians. Mass shooters target ‘gun-free’ soft targets. To deter them, make schools and public places more secure by training and arming...
UPDATED: 2023 Data: Comparing Total Vehicle Deaths to Total Firearm Deaths for those Under Age 18 (Homicides or Murder, Unintentional, Suicide, and Undetermined), also numbers for those under 15.
For those under 18, vehicle deaths are consistently greater than those from firearms. When you use the FBI murder data, the vehicle deaths exceed the firearm deaths for 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 and likely 2021, though the FBI data isn’t available for that year. The...
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour and a half to discuss our latest research on massive errors in the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014 to 2024 regarding cases where civilians stop...
On the Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss the Problems with Crime Data
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham Show to explain how the democrats are trying to hide crime data. See also Dr. Lott's new investigative piece based on our research at Real Clear Investigations titled "Unaccountable: The FBI's Strange...












