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Most Americans Are Buying Into President Trump's False Arguments About Crime

The president is running a fear-based campaign that tries to tap into Americans’ incorrect beliefs about crime.
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Don’t Blame BLM For The Rise In Violent Crime. The Real Reason Is Much More Interesting.

Police and the president say anti-police protests are causing more crime. But it's bad policing that stops people from calling the cops.
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64% Of Federal Arrests Were Of Noncitizens Amid Immigration Crackdown

Justice Department report shows that arrests of foreign nationals spiked in 2018 -- but 90% of those arrests were related to immigration, not drugs or violent crime.
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Trump Earlier This Year Infuriated El Paso With Lies About Its Crime Rate

Beto O'Rourke at the time called Trump's attack "racist" and intended to "incite fear and paranoia."
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Border Towns 'Safer Than Any City Trump Has Lived In,' Says Texas Congressman

People "need to look at FBI stats and reality," and the "fallacy" about border crime needs to end, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez said.
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Americans Are A Little Less Worried About Crime Than They Were In 2016

There's still a big political divide on perceptions about the level of crime.
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NYC Crime Hits Historic Low, Defying Dire Predictions About End Of Stop And Frisk

The falling crime rate has led some defenders of the controversial policy to admit they were wrong.
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Bernie Sanders, Top Progressive Leaders Cheer Larry Krasner Win In Philadelphia DA Primary

Krasner's primary victory is part of a trend embracing reform-minded district attorneys.
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