The Crime Prevention Research Center first flagged the FBI’s quiet adjustment in a story that was published by RealClearInvestigations. Jordan and Biggs are demanding all documentation and communication related to the “FBI’s process for updating” the data as...
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On Point of View: To Discuss Voting and Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerby Anderson on his national radio show Point of View about the 2024 Election and the trend toward mail-in ballots. By a 59% to 33% likely voters are concerned about vote-by-mail making cheating easier. (Wednesday, November 6, 2024)
Real Clear Investigations: Estimated Victimization Cost of Crime by Illegal Aliens is at least $166.5 Billion
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Investigations. The piece was then published at The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal, Independent Journal Review, The Epoch Times, Zero Hedge, The Political Insider, Gateway Pundit, World Net Daily, The Association of Mature...
$166.5 Billion, A Very Conservative Estimate of Criminal Victimization Costs from Criminal Illegal Aliens Released into the U.S., Assuming They Commit Just One Similar Crime in the U.S. to the Most Serious Crime They Committed in Their Home Country
We will shortly be releasing a Real Clear Investigations analysis based on estimates developed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) suggests that crime by illegal aliens who entered the U.S. by July 21, 2024, cost the country some...
Survey: Are States Doing Enough to Stop Illegal Immigrants from Voting?
A recent national survey by Rasmussen Reports conducted in August reveals that 32% of likely U.S. voters believe that election officials in their state have either done nothing to prevent illegal immigrants from voting or have not addressed the issue at all....
New Publication at the International Review of Law & Economics: Estimating the effect of concealed carry laws on murder and other violent crimes
Our new research paper is available to read here. Abstract In 2021 we wrote a short paper noting that truncating the sample when estimating the effect of right to carry laws on crime could be biased by comparisons to states that already adopted the law, instead of...
Gallup: Gun Ownership Rates Have Spiked by 14 Percentage Points Among Republican Women, 5 Points Among All Women
According to Gallup's Nov. 21 report, gun ownership among U.S. adults remains near 30% overall, but the ownership rate among Republican women rose from 19% in 2007-2012 to 33% in 2019-2024. Among Republican men it rose slightly from 57% in 2007-2012 to 60% in...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing 2024 Trump-Harris Election
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show on election day about the 2024 Presidential Election and what happens under any election possibility outcome. (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)
Lars Larson Mentions John’s New Op-Ed on the FBI Crime Data on His National Radio Show
Lars Larson discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed piece at The Federalist on his national radio show. Here is the link to the op-ed: "The FBI Is Lying About Violent Crime To Help Democrats Win This Election."(Tuesday, November 5, 2024)
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss First, Second, Fourth Amendments Endangered by Kamala Harris
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about his take on the upcoming election and what happens if Harris wins. They discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed piece at Real Clear Politics on Harris’ desire to gut the 1st, 2nd, and 4th...
On The Michigan Talk Network: Kamala’s Campaign to Steal Your Free Speech
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Kamala's campaign. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed piece at Real Clear Politics titled "First, Second, Fourth Amendments Endangered by Kamala Harris." (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)
On KKOB’s BV Today: To Discuss Unreported FBI Stats
Dr. John Lott talked to Brandon Vogt on KKOB's BV Today about his new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations titled "Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats." (Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 2:03 to 2:15 PM MT)











