Dr. John Lott was interviewed at Fox News about the current debate over policing. . Fox News Digital spoke with Crime Prevention Research Center founder John Lott, who said resistance to Trump’s anti-crime blitz echoes the defund the police movement since both...
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President Trump Offers Support for Armed Teachers
Our recent discussion on this issue in the WSJ is available here.
On John Solomon Reports: Discussing the D.C. Crime Data
Dr. John Lott appeared on John Solomon Reports to discuss Trump’s efforts to combat D.C. crime, comparing rates to other states. Washington, D.C. keeps on being accused of manipulating crime data by misclassifying crimes and downgrading felonies to misdemeanors so...
On NewsMax’s Wake Up America: To Discuss Minneapolis School Shooting
https://youtu.be/aNvlGBf47Bs?si=VwIAtZr0YQpeIGdO Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax’s Wake Up America to discuss the Annunciation Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Following the Minneapolis school shooting, the push for gun control has...
At Real Clear Politics: Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics that is co-authored with Richard Porter. Also published at TIPPSInsight and CNAV News. There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered 9 people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were Black...
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing Crime and Gun Control
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program to answer the audience’s crime and gun-violence-related questions. See also Dr. Lott's op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "AI Chatbots Rely on Sources With...
On WPHT’s The Rich Zeoli Show: To Discuss Minnesota Catholic School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on WPHT’s The Rich Zeoli Show in Philadelphia about the Minneapolis school shooting, another mass shooting in a gun-free zone. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at the Wall...
Rasmussen Survey: 73% Of Voters Support Photo ID Requirement. Despite claims that IDs discriminate against the poor, the poor show the highest support with those making over $200,000 having the least support. Blacks and Hispanics all have about 70% support.
Voters continue to favor requiring photo ID to vote—with support virtually unchanged from 2021. It is a key election integrity measure that President Donald Trump has openly championed—by more than a 3-to-1 margin. In recent surveys, 73% of likely U.S. voters say this...
On Washington Watch with Tony Perkins: To Discuss the Crime Numbers under Biden and Trump
https://youtu.be/aGY1pz4pt1U?si=xxTEiDzX917wU8N_ Dr. John Lott appeared on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins to explain how crime data has been distorted by the Biden administration and local D.C. officials. See also Dr. Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled...
Worth Listening to: On St. Louis’ Giant KFTK-FM: Discussing Annunciation Catholic Church Shooting and D.C. Crimes
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Reardon Show on St. Louis’ giant 100,000-watt KFTK-FM about the latest mass shooting that occurred at the Church of the Annunciation in the Windom neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They also discussed the crime rates since...
On One America News: To Discuss D.C.’s Massive Drop in Crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIRArj8sNE Dr. John Lott talked to John Hines on One America News about crimes in Washington, D.C. They were specifically discussing Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled "DC is murder-free thanks to Trump — but his haters...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss DC Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about the myths surrounding gun violence, the cultural impact of media on public perception of firearms, and the implications of gun safety campaigns. They also discussed the statistics of...












