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Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2016 in a speech after several primaries concluded:

"Crime is rising."

By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2016

Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show:

"Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."

By Caryn Shinske• October 10, 2013

Greg Abbott stated on January 03, 2013 in a tweet:

Says according to the FBI, more people are killed each year with hammers and clubs than rifles.

By Sue Owen• January 30, 2013

Bruce Kraus stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline:

"Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault."

By MJ Slaby• April 11, 2017

Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview:

Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 11, 2021

Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media:

"There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.

By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2013

André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week":

"Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."

By Jon Greenberg• December 18, 2015

Steve Lonegan stated on August 15, 2013 in a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”:

Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."

By Bill Wichert• August 25, 2013

Eric Toney stated on April 14, 2022 in News release:

The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA."

By D.L. Davis• May 10, 2022

Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation:

"We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year."

By Christian Belanger• June 25, 2015

Dan Patrick stated on June 27, 2013 in a campaign video:

Says the 2014-15 state budget "cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs."

By Sue Owen• August 2, 2013

Sean Hannity stated on March 07, 2018 in his Fox News program:

Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.

By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2018

Stefani Carter stated on August 30, 2012 in in an opinion column in USA Today:

Says black women are "fastest-growing demographic group in ... Texas seeking concealed handgun licenses."

By Sue Owen• October 5, 2012

Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump:

Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.

By W. Gardner Selby• September 2, 2016

George Turner stated on April 04, 2011 in a newspaper article:

"If you go strictly by the numbers, crime is down across the board. Last year we had a 10 percent decrease in the most serious crimes."

By Willoughby Mariano• April 18, 2011

Mark Obenshain stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio interview:

Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that’s the second lowest in the country."

By Warren Fiske• August 3, 2015

David Cicilline stated on November 18, 2011 in a fundraising letter:

Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’

By Lynn Arditi• January 1, 2012

Nick Schroer stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet:

"FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind."

By Katelyn Brown• November 18, 2017

Veronica Escobar stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.:

Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 30, 2013

Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter:

"As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."

By Miriam Valverde• August 30, 2017

Cory Booker says Newark led nation in reducing shootings, murders during his first mayoral term

By Caryn Shinske• April 18, 2012

In context: 'Operation Undaunted' and crime in Austin

By Brandon Mulder• January 4, 2021

Same day, different story: NYT, WSJ use different frames for far-right extremism

By John Kruzel• April 11, 2019

Giuliani and Romney duel on crime stats

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 26, 2007

Who knew? A round up of fact-checks that proved true

By Jim Tharpe• December 25, 2013

Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes

By Yanqi Xu• April 3, 2019

Can felony convictions hinder Trump’s international travel? Here’s what we know

By Jeff Cercone• June 4, 2024

A Pants on Fire claim about hate crimes bill

By Robert Farley• May 14, 2009

Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud?

By Amy Sherman• June 1, 2022

Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years

By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017

What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants

By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018

The fact-checker's guide to a viral “voter guide” contrasting Joe Biden, Donald Trump

By Monique Curet• October 15, 2020

Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t

By Amy Sherman• March 19, 2021

Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters

By Tom Kertscher• September 28, 2022

University of Memphis claims it has "safest" big metro campus in state

By Zack McMillin• September 9, 2012

Fact-checking Malcolm Jenkins' posters on prisons and police shootings

By Manuela Tobias• June 7, 2018

Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected?

By Loreben Tuquero• August 26, 2025

Miscellaneous claims in the Scott Walker-Mary Burke race

By Dave Umhoefer• November 3, 2014

Obama's Katrina Promises

By Robert Farley• September 1, 2009

Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • September 11, 2024

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