If you’re as concerned as I am about crime, you’ll be voting – as I am – for Donald Trump for President.
Violent crime is on the rise – overall, it’s up by 53 percent over three years ago, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ annual National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), released in early September.
You’re excused for not being aware of these statistics. When the report was issued several weeks ago, there was scant coverage in the mainstream media.
Instead, in a rather obvious example of cherry-picking government data to make a point, the mainstream media chose to highlight the FBI's annual crime report, which showed crime rates dropping.
For instance, ABC News anchor David Muir questioned former President Donald Trump during Trump’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris: “President Trump, as you know, the FBI says overall violent crime is coming down in this country, but Vice President the…” Trump responded, “Excuse me, the FBI – they were defrauding statements. They didn’t include the worst cities. They didn’t include the cities with the worst crime. It was a fraud. Just like their number of 818,000 jobs that they said they created turned out to be a fraud.”
Understanding the data, and getting it right, are crucial to making........