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President Donald Trump revealed the details of a new Justice Department report that backed up his statements during Tuesday’s presidential debate concerning rising crime under the Biden-Harris administration.
Trump took to his Truth Social account on Thursday night to highlight the latest information.
“MASSIVE NEWS! The Department of Justice just released brand new Crime Data showing I was absolutely and completely right at the Debate. In fact, the Data is even worse than we could have ever imagined,” he began.
“Compared to 2020, Violent Crime is up nearly 40 percent, Rape is up 42 percent, Aggravated Assaults are up 55 percent, Violent Crime with a weapon is up 56 percent, Violent Attacks on strangers are up 61 percent, Car Theft is up 42 percent, and the most serious forms of Violent Crime are up 55 percent,” Trump continued.
The data comes from an annual government-run survey of crime victims that found 22.5 of every 1,000 residents reported being the victim of a violent crime in 2023, and 102.2 per 1,000 reported facing a property crime.
The numbers are similar to 2022 but are much higher than the last year under Trump in 2020.
“Our Cities are UNDER SIEGE. And this does not include the Migrant Crime and Migrant Rape spree that has overtaken our Cities in recent months. Kamala Crime is destroying America, and gangs are taking over!” Trump concluded in his post.
Trump campaign National Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also released a statement concerning the crime survey.
“FACT CHECK ALERT! More evidence released today proves David Muir, Kamala Harris, and the mainstream media are WRONG about their false claim that violent crime has not risen under the Harris-Biden Administration,” she stated.
“If Kamala is given another four years and the chance to implement her weak-on-crime, defund the police, no cash bail policies, America will continue to turn into a crime-ridden hellhole for illegal immigrants, Venezuelan gangsters, and drug dealers. ONLY President Trump will restore law and order, protect our police, secure the border, deport illegal immigrants, and prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law. If you want to be safe, VOTE TRUMP,” she concluded.
