Vince Coglianese on his national radio show on August 25th discusses our estimates of the probability that the drop in D.C.'s homicide rate after Trump federalization of policing is just a random occurrence. Vince Coglianese: "The Great John Lott from the Crime...
The top story on the Fox News website features an interview Dr. John Lott did on the Minneapolis and other mass murderers targeting gun-free zones. John Lott, the founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told Fox News Digital about some of the...
Dr. John Lott talked to Bob Frantz on Cleveland’s WHK-AM about the statistics of crime in DC and across the country. See also Dr. Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled "Trump Admin Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime." (Wednesday, August 13,...
The New York Times has a new piece by a gun control advocate who claims that increasing law enforcement in D.C. will be either "needless" or counterproductive. At least gun control advocates are consistent, they don’t want law enforcement to protect people at the same...
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie have a new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal about the media bias in covering mass shootings. . Once again a mass shooter has struck and the media is refusing to acknowledge why he chose his target. Like other killers, he...
https://youtu.be/B8sx6cTWd7g Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Bannon on America’s Voice about vote fraud and absentee ballot rules. Other countries banned mail-in and widespread absentee ballots after fraud exploded. The UK, France, and others tightened their rules. Only...
https://youtu.be/3QgDb2CVwEQ?feature=shared&t=1635 The President's Daily Brief Situation Report is hosted by former CIA operations officer Mike Baker. He talked to Dr. John Lott about accusations that the Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated...
A new analysis by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) found that the FBI has understated the number of times armed civilians have stopped active shooter incidents in the United States. According to the FBI, civilians stopped just 14 out of 374 active shooter...
Updated August 27, 2025: You would think the empirical evidence would be overwhelming at some point. When the Aurora, Colorado Batman movie theater shooter attacked, seven movie theaters were showing "The Dark Knight Rises" on July 20th within 20 minutes of the...
It turns out that it wasn't an accident that attack in Minneapolis occurred at a gun-free zone. The murderer's manifesto makes it clear that he purposely picked a gun-free zone. The murderer wrote his manifesto in Russian, but here is the relevant translation. "I...
Dr. John Lott talked to Jeff Stein on Iowa’s giant 50,000-watt KXEL-AM radio station about tariff and tax impacts. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled "Hey, experts — admit what you got so wrong on Trump’s tariffs." (Wednesday,...
The suspected gunman in a horrific church and school shooting in Minnesota took his own life after a rampage cops say killed at least two people and wounded as many as 20 others, with victims including kids and adults. Police said the unidentified shooter -- who was...