California Governor Gavin Newsom’s claim that crime rates in the state have hit “50-year lows” is mostly false.
While national crime rates have decreased over the years, California has seen a recent rise in crime.
The state’s violent crime rate is 31% higher than the national average, with aggravated assaults increasing in California while declining nationwide. (Trending: Greta Thunberg Caught on Video Going Full Anti-Semite)
Alert – DeSantis says crime is at a 50-year LOW in Florida and tears into homelessness and violence in San Francisco – while Newsom hits back and claims murder rate is HIGHER in red states https://t.co/HKDcaKhkSN pic.twitter.com/AB5NqSQu6F
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Newsom’s comparison to crime rates in the 1980s and 90s overlooks the current upward trend in crime, as indicated by the rise in violent crime rates in the state.
“California’s violent crime rate increased for the second year in a row in 2022, while violence in the United States overall declined. But the state’s property crime increased only modestly and in line with the rest of the country,” the San Francisco Chronicle wrote.
“California followed the national trends; its homicide rates, which are lower than the broader U.S. rate, went up by 39% from 2019 to 2021, then back down again by 5% in 2022.”
“California’s overall violent crime rate in 2022 stood at 500 reported crimes per 100,000 people, the highest it’s been since 2008 but still low relative to the highs of the 1980s and 90s.”
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