This information is NOT liked to Lester Holt’s fact checking computer.... /sarc
Opinion
editorial
FBI stats back up Trumps warning on crime
By Post Editorial Board
September 26, 2016 | 8:04pm
The FBI confirmed Monday that Donald Trumps right: Americas murder rate is spiking. New data show homicides rose 11 percent in 2015, with overall violent crime up 4 percent.
Trump rightly warned that this is a particular crisis for poor minorities, since the rise is mainly an urban one: Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in Americas 50 largest cities, he said. Thats the largest increase in 25 years.
Critics huffed but the fact-checkers had to concede hes right. The Washington Post confirmed Trumps figure in July. The New York Times this month said murders soared 14 percent in the 100 biggest cities, with half the jump coming from just seven: Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Milwaukee, Nashville and Washington.
New York City actually was part of the grim 2015 trend, with homicides up 6 percent. But the NYPD took aggressive steps to adjust, and 2016s numbers are looking much better.
Chicago and too many other cities arent so fortunate.
The grim news also vindicates the Manhattan Institutes Heather Mac Donald, whos long warned of the Ferguson Effect: less-aggressive policing in the wake of anti-cop protests and rioting.
http://nypost.com/2016/09/26/fbi-stats-back-up-trumps-warning-on-crime/