Claim: Bill Clinton overstated the effect of the crime bill he signed in 1994 when he said, "because of that bill we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate." Independent analyses found it had a modest effect on crime rates.
Fact-check: Bill Clinton and the 1994 Crime Bill - FactCheck.org
Verdict: bill clinton overstated the effect of the crime bill he signed in 1994 when he said, "because of that bill we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate." independent analyses found it had a modest effect on crime rates.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2016-04-12T21:05:25