Rapes, muggings, and shootings have become a part of American cities since 2019 and George Floyd, according to an analysis of federal data. Researchers say the violence is a product of Democrats’ anti-police, pro-criminal policies enacted after the death of George Floyd.
This comes from a Washington Times report.
City dweller victims of violent crime shot up over 40% from 2019 to 2023, according to the Justice Department’s National Crime Victimization Survey.
When the Justice Department excluded simple assault — the lowest level, most common felony — from its survey responses, the victimization rate in urban areas jumped more than 54% in that period.
Burglaries and other property theft were up 26% from 2019 to 2023. The federal survey does not include data on business-related property crime, so the smash-and-grab robberies and rampant shoplifting in metropolises aren’t factored into the findings. […]
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