https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgXapt_2bo Ann Coulter on the Crime Prevention Research Center's Estimates of the Cost of Prosecuting Illegals. The original research is available here and here.
Media Discussion on CPRC
CPRC in the News: The Daily Caller, Red State, American Thinker, Patriot Post, BizPac Review, and more
“I think it is well timed and I think it will be, you know, something that will be mentioned in the assault weapon ban case,” Dr. John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told the DCNF. “It’s going to come up before the Supreme Court because it...
News Coverage at the Washington Times: “The FBI says 16 shooters were stopped by civilians. One researcher counts 225”
Stephen Dinan at the Washington Times has a news story on our newest report on errors in the FBI's active shooting reports. Our report is available here and the underlying list of cases can be found here. As usual, "The FBI didn’t respond to a request for comment for...
CPRC in the News: Fox News (2), Daily Caller (2), AOL, 24/7 Politics, World Net Daily, Liberty Nation News, and more
According to research published by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), many studies have found that right-to-carry or concealed carry laws are associated with reductions in violent crime by increasing the potential risks faced by offenders. CPRC...
Lars Larson Mentions Our New Op-Ed on the Deadly Consequences of Abolishing Police and Prisons 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: "Socialists’ Demands To Abolish Police And Prisons Will Mean More Dead Americans." (Monday, August 10, 2026)
CPRC in the News: San Francisco Weekly, The Washington Stand, Open to Debate, Bearing Arms, Ammoland, Reason, and more
Screenshot John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and former senior advisor for Research and Statistics in the U.S. Department of Justice, told The Washington Stand that if the trend continues, the country will experience the lowest ever murder...
Our New Piece on Falling Crime Mentioned on the Megyn Kelly Channel on SiriusXM
Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Sean Trende discussed Dr. Lott’s new piece at RealClearPolitics on the Megyn Kelly Channel on SiriusXM. Here is the link to the piece: “Krugman and the Politics of Falling Crime.” (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)
CPRC in the News: New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Blazer, Epoch Times, Italia Informa, and Much More
“This isn’t rocket science,” John Lott, a former DOJ advisor and the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told The Post. “If you want to reduce crime, whether it’s murders or you want to reduce car thefts, you have to make it riskier for criminals to go...
CPRC in the News: Concord Monitor, The Patriot Post, Daily Journal, American Rifleman, and more
A national survey commissioned by the Crime Prevention Research Center and conducted this year validates what Second Amendment advocates have long argued: the public rejects the gun control premise. When asked what would do the most to reduce violent crime, voters...
CPRC in the News: Newsweek, Law Enforcement Today, Breitbart, PJ Media, Bearing Arms, and more
According to a 2025 report by the Crime Prevention Research Center, there are approximately 20.9 million concealed carry permit holders in the United States, representing about 7.8 percent of the adult population. However, that figure understates the number of people...
CPRC in the News: Toronto Sun, American Thinker, Western Standard, Colion Noir Podcast, and Many More
Colion Noir, "Australia’s Gun Control Experiment Has A Dark Side," YouTube, June 15, 2026. As for e), Trump’s supposed lawless deportations, economist John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center wrote: “The 170 ICE-detained US citizens … included about...
CPRC in the News: Breitbart, Real Clear Investigations, Outdoor Wire, Liberty Nation News, Western Sport, The Truth About Guns, and More
Personal crimes such as rape and sexual assault are three times higher in gun-controlled Australia than in the USA, a report in the Spectator/Australia on Wednesday details. Written by Malcolm Roberts and John Lott, Jr., the report begins by...