Myths and Facts About Crime and Justice Reform

Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.

Despite spikes in some cities, crime data doesn’t show a nationwide increase in shoplifting and other forms of retail theft.

Preliminary FBI data, however imperfect, confirms a sharp downward trend in crime, undercutting attempts to blame criminal justice reform for pandemic-era spikes in violence.

The former president took the stage at CPAC to paint a bleak and highly misleading portrait of crime and public safety.

The recent rise in crime is extraordinarily complex. Policymakers and the public should not jump to conclusions or expect easy answers.

While the original law severely limited the use of money bail and jail in many lower-level cases, later revisions carved out significant exceptions.

There is no clear connection between recent crime increases and the bail reform law enacted in 2019.

The special election to replace George Santos in Congress tells a story about migrants and crime — one that voters should be wary of as we head into the fall.

This hearing has little to do with public safety and everything to do with smearing the prosecutor who indicted former President Trump.