Webmyths and facts about crime and justice reform.

Crime is at the center of many political debates.

Webamericans tend to believe crime is up, even when official data shows it is down.

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To improve public safety, and to ensure that those gains endure,.

Webdespite the falling crime numbers, trump and his supporters are making violent crime a major issue in the 2024 presidential election, conflating it with the migrant.

Webmidterm voters are being inundated with political ads, and a lot of them are focused on crime.

In 23 of 27 gallup surveys conducted since 1993, at least 60% of u. s.

Webnpr's steve inskeep talks to ronald wright, a criminal justice expert and law professor at wake forest university, about why so many cities across the u. s.

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Has been persistent for years so we’re coming from a very high baseline.

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