Claim: "In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city. In 2010, when Flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65, and rapes … climbed to 229."
Fact-check: Joe Biden says murders and rapes increased in Flint, Mich., after the police force was reduced
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Angie Drobnic Holan
Date published: 2011-10-25T00:00:00