The American news media has been working overtime to convince people that violent crime is dramatically falling. Here are typical headlines from ABC News and NPR.

“US stats show violent crime dramatically falling, so why is there a rising clash with perception? ‘I don’t believe the statistics,’”‘ said Auriol Sonia Morris, a Trump supporter.”

Bill Hutchinson, “US stats show violent crime dramatically falling, so why is there a rising clash with perception?,” ABC News, March 22, 2024