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Crime remains a hot-button issue for voters, particularly as election cycles roll around faster than a political ad can mislead the public. The fact is, even one incident of violent crime is too many, yet reaching a crime rate of zero is about as realistic as expecting Congress to agree on anything substantial. In light of this, recent revelations about the FBI’s crime data come off as not just intriguing but downright fishy.
There’s a suggestion floating around, and let’s be clear—it’s not just quacking; it’s practically honking. The argument is being made that the FBI has either intentionally misreported its initial crime data or is now revising it upward by a whopping 6.6 percent to shield Democrats from the fallout of crime rates that look like they’re heading in the wrong direction. Could this be an effort to distract from the violent crime unleashed by the influx of illegal immigrants? The timing certainly raises eyebrows.
A search of my own posts over the last year shows that the FBI is lying. The bureau has become a criminal organization under the direction of Chris Wray. This act alone deserves criminal prosecution.
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— Michael Johnson (@MJJohnsonauthor) October 16, 2024
Democrats have been quick on the defensive, proclaiming that violent crime is down, according to FBI statistics. It’s almost comical when one realizes how many times they’ve had to pull out these statistics to justify their policies—policies that appear to have done little more than drain the wallets of taxpayers while letting crime spiral. And just when they thought they could celebrate a victory, it turns out they may have been holding a dud.
RealClearInvestigations recently highlighted some astonishing truths wrapped up in the FBI’s crime statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics can’t be left out of this mess either, having dramatically overestimated job creation by about 818,000 people. It seems both agencies are engaged in number gymnastics that would make even the most skilled accountant weep. The FBI doesn’t simply count crime; it constructs numbers from partial data and extrapolations from police departments that often leave entire cities unaccounted for.
There’s been plenty of speculation about how the FBI’s estimating methods naturally lend themselves to manipulation. It begs the question—how hard would it be for leadership to play fast and loose with the data? And yes, many conservatives suspect that’s exactly what’s happening here. The irony is strong: while Democrats tout a supposed drop in serious violent crime since Biden took office, additional stats show a stark rise—a staggering 55.4% in total violent crime, including individual increases in categories like rape (up 42%) and robbery (up 63%). It’s no wonder Republicans are using this to hit back against their poorly defended counterparts.
When comparing 2023 crime data with rates from 2019, there’s virtually no reason to celebrate—just a meager 0.2% drop in crime, which is a far cry from the nearly 19% increase reflected by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Yet astonishingly, mainstream media chose to snooze through this information when it came time to report. No corrections have been posted, and it seems the media machine is more interested in pushing a narrative than reporting the truth.
The bottom line is this: the FBI appears to have decided that playing straight with the Constitution takes a backseat to aligning with Democratic interests. This leads to a sad truth—that taxpayer-funded agencies are often more concerned with bolstering leftist agendas than serving the public. If a few criminals get caught along the way, perhaps that’s just a happy accident, but it’s hardly the main event when it comes to current FBI leadership.
