The FBI's crime statistics back up his anecdotal evidence. Violent crime has been falling for decades. https://bjs.ojp.gov/topics/crime/violent-crime https://b

The FBI's crime statistics back up his anecdotal evidence. Violent crime has been falling for decades. https://bjs.ojp.gov/topics/crime/violent-crime https://bjs.ojp.gov/topics/crime/violent-crime It may well still be a problem in some places, and there are many different approaches we can take. Each one likely calls for a different answer. And we won't get any of them right if we are constantly terrified of crime based on the false belief that it's getting worse. It is getting better, and our national tactics need to be based in that reality.