**From Steve Benen, producer for „The Rachel Maddow Show”:**
In 2023, the third year of Joe Biden’s presidency, crime rates in the United States declined significantly, despite public perceptions. As NBC News reported, the good news continued in 2024:
“Statistics released Tuesday by the FBI indicate that violent crime decreased overall in the United States by 4.5% last year. … According to the FBI, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased an estimated 14.9%, robbery decreased an estimated 8.9% rape decreased an estimated 5.2%, and aggravated assault decreased an estimated 3.0%. Property crime also decreased an estimated 8.1% from 2023 to 2024, and hate crimes decreased an estimated 1.5%, the report found.”
To be sure, none of this comes as a big surprise. After a spike in crime rates toward the end of Donald Trump’s first term, national data showed improvements throughout the Biden era.
The FBI’s findings did stand out in a political context, however, in large part because the facts made clear just how brazenly many Republican leaders lied to the public during the 2024 campaign season.
Someone is about to be accused of being a Biden plant and losing their job.
PlsSuckMyToes on
But they were eating the dogs and cats!
incide666 on
surprised_pikachu.jpg
BigDaddyBain on
The worst part is the American people easily fell for it.
Bad_Habit_Nun on
Would be nice if the FBI actually did something other than release reports.
Wings81 on
But what about that massive immigrant crime wave?
kioma47 on
The entire right-wing worldview is based on a ‚reality‘ that doesn’t exist – the right-wing media.
Just 15 minutes of Fox News will prove to you beyond a doubt how bat-sh*t crazy they all are.
More-Conversation931 on
The Republicans are trying to create a crime wave as hard as they can by reducing the social safety net. They want to make people starve to force them to work harder and clearly don’t understand that sure some will if desperate work harder others will resort to crime that if feed and housed never would.
Harry_Mud on
tRump and the Republicans lied? Who would have guessed… /s
BigFanOf8008135 on
According to Republicans, we have been in a crime wave since the 90s
faith_apnea on
> Republicans spent 2024 pointing to a crime ‚wave‘ ~~that didn’t exist~~ **that they were about to embark on**.
Yeah and the blue cities and states are actually much more safe than the red states.
theaceoffire on
Oh it existed. And it got elected.
LetMePushTheButton on
Do republicans even remember that far back?
insuproble on
Which makes sense since unemployment was at record lows.
Too bad FOX News (and FOX Business News) continues to spew brazen lies that impact election results.
This would be illegal in many advanced democracies.
AceofKnaves44 on
We know how this one goes by now: when the numbers don’t show what you want them to, you just fire someone and claimed “rigged.”
Davidsb86 on
Crime increased during the first trump regime
Valahiru on
Crime could be practically non-existent in most of the US but if it’s an election year the GOP will tell everyone that it’s all burning to the ground and the streets are running red with the blood of the innocent.
Northstar0566 on
They ain’t seen nothing yet. Unemployment, food insecurities, people losing safety nets, people losing their homes, and rising socioeconomic issues. I think as we all know that we are just in the first few months of this too and it hasn’t peaked yet.
normalice0 on
This would have been useful information a year ago.
txtoolfan on
He lies about literally everything.
AgHammer on
Of course. This works with every fearful conservative.
Milios12 on
They read one story of something happening.
Like, duh, of course things happen in places where people actually live.
No-Tomatillo-7566 on
Some heads gonna roll for this rigged crime report.
TheGroinOfTheFace on
And the democrats LET them! That’s the confusing part! Instead of messaging against it, Dems just rolled over and were like „okay, I guess it’s true then“
HandSack135 on
Yeah. Of course
utlayolisdi on
Isn’t it obvious that republican is the current word for liars.
SteArtistic on
Not surprised. Are you? That’s how Trump et al operate in order to set the stage for their authoritarian rule.
woodworkerdan on
It’s rather frustrating how coordinated the conservative media sphere is to be able to make baseless claims and shake off the idea those claims need supporting evidence. The defense for having so much coordination is based on one such claim that their opposition did it first, and therefore, it’s alright.
I really hope someday to see civil, serious discourse again. Especially when the President is hardly criticized for profanity (and blasphemy, but that patently doesn’t matter) in public appearances where children could be expected to watch.
3Effie412 on
Never heard about this “crime wave”.
Coffeeffex on
That is such an important use of time. It much more important than a conversation about universal health care, the environment or economy.
bassthrive on
You know what’s gonna cause a crime wave? Rampant inflation, price gouging, poorer education, food insecurity, tariffs, loss of common sense consumer protections, loss of health care, housing affordability, the list goes on…
We are destined for a time of desperation we haven’t seen where the have-nots have less and could potentially turn to crime, just to survive.
sleeplessinreno on
Kash’s job on the chopping block?
tensei-coffee on
of course RePedocans love to make up narratives to cover their pedophilia
Noblesseux on
I mean duh? This happens basically every election. Republicans have spent decades fearmongering about crime rates that are some of the lowest in recorded history and often actively dropping and Dems constantly fall for the trap by accepting their framing of the issue as valid and legitimizing it.
It’s like JD Vance whining about goddamn *Columbus, Ohio* being „dangerous“. It’s a wildly outdated framing that mainly works on people who have never set foot outside of their little town of 1000 people and thus believe basically anything negative you say about cities because their only reference is crime dramas on TV.
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We all knew it at the time! This is just stupid.
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**From Steve Benen, producer for „The Rachel Maddow Show”:**
In 2023, the third year of Joe Biden’s presidency, crime rates in the United States declined significantly, despite public perceptions. As NBC News reported, the good news continued in 2024:
“Statistics released Tuesday by the FBI indicate that violent crime decreased overall in the United States by 4.5% last year. … According to the FBI, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased an estimated 14.9%, robbery decreased an estimated 8.9% rape decreased an estimated 5.2%, and aggravated assault decreased an estimated 3.0%. Property crime also decreased an estimated 8.1% from 2023 to 2024, and hate crimes decreased an estimated 1.5%, the report found.”
To be sure, none of this comes as a big surprise. After a spike in crime rates toward the end of Donald Trump’s first term, national data showed improvements throughout the Biden era.
The FBI’s findings did stand out in a political context, however, in large part because the facts made clear just how brazenly many Republican leaders lied to the public during the 2024 campaign season.
Read more: [https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-proves-republicans-spent-2024-pointing-crime-wave-didnt-exist-rcna223331](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-proves-republicans-spent-2024-pointing-crime-wave-didnt-exist-rcna223331)
Someone is about to be accused of being a Biden plant and losing their job.
But they were eating the dogs and cats!
surprised_pikachu.jpg
The worst part is the American people easily fell for it.
Would be nice if the FBI actually did something other than release reports.
But what about that massive immigrant crime wave?
The entire right-wing worldview is based on a ‚reality‘ that doesn’t exist – the right-wing media.
Just 15 minutes of Fox News will prove to you beyond a doubt how bat-sh*t crazy they all are.
The Republicans are trying to create a crime wave as hard as they can by reducing the social safety net. They want to make people starve to force them to work harder and clearly don’t understand that sure some will if desperate work harder others will resort to crime that if feed and housed never would.
tRump and the Republicans lied? Who would have guessed… /s
According to Republicans, we have been in a crime wave since the 90s
> Republicans spent 2024 pointing to a crime ‚wave‘ ~~that didn’t exist~~ **that they were about to embark on**.
Fixed.
* Wealth transfer in progress
* Project 2025 is 50% complete [Source](https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5435802-after-only-6-months-project-2025-is-halfway-complete/)
* Still covering up crimes for the elite (Epstein files)
* DOJ weaponized
* ICE terrorizing citizens that aren’t white
etcetera ad nauseum….
Yeah and the blue cities and states are actually much more safe than the red states.
Oh it existed. And it got elected.
Do republicans even remember that far back?
Which makes sense since unemployment was at record lows.
Too bad FOX News (and FOX Business News) continues to spew brazen lies that impact election results.
This would be illegal in many advanced democracies.
We know how this one goes by now: when the numbers don’t show what you want them to, you just fire someone and claimed “rigged.”
Crime increased during the first trump regime
Crime could be practically non-existent in most of the US but if it’s an election year the GOP will tell everyone that it’s all burning to the ground and the streets are running red with the blood of the innocent.
They ain’t seen nothing yet. Unemployment, food insecurities, people losing safety nets, people losing their homes, and rising socioeconomic issues. I think as we all know that we are just in the first few months of this too and it hasn’t peaked yet.
This would have been useful information a year ago.
He lies about literally everything.
Of course. This works with every fearful conservative.
They read one story of something happening.
Like, duh, of course things happen in places where people actually live.
Some heads gonna roll for this rigged crime report.
And the democrats LET them! That’s the confusing part! Instead of messaging against it, Dems just rolled over and were like „okay, I guess it’s true then“
Yeah. Of course
Isn’t it obvious that republican is the current word for liars.
Not surprised. Are you? That’s how Trump et al operate in order to set the stage for their authoritarian rule.
It’s rather frustrating how coordinated the conservative media sphere is to be able to make baseless claims and shake off the idea those claims need supporting evidence. The defense for having so much coordination is based on one such claim that their opposition did it first, and therefore, it’s alright.
I really hope someday to see civil, serious discourse again. Especially when the President is hardly criticized for profanity (and blasphemy, but that patently doesn’t matter) in public appearances where children could be expected to watch.
Never heard about this “crime wave”.
That is such an important use of time. It much more important than a conversation about universal health care, the environment or economy.
You know what’s gonna cause a crime wave? Rampant inflation, price gouging, poorer education, food insecurity, tariffs, loss of common sense consumer protections, loss of health care, housing affordability, the list goes on…
We are destined for a time of desperation we haven’t seen where the have-nots have less and could potentially turn to crime, just to survive.
Kash’s job on the chopping block?
of course RePedocans love to make up narratives to cover their pedophilia
I mean duh? This happens basically every election. Republicans have spent decades fearmongering about crime rates that are some of the lowest in recorded history and often actively dropping and Dems constantly fall for the trap by accepting their framing of the issue as valid and legitimizing it.
It’s like JD Vance whining about goddamn *Columbus, Ohio* being „dangerous“. It’s a wildly outdated framing that mainly works on people who have never set foot outside of their little town of 1000 people and thus believe basically anything negative you say about cities because their only reference is crime dramas on TV.
We all knew it at the time! This is just stupid.