Claim: President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that "our crime statistics are at a level that they haven't been at," calling the numbers "record setting." The U.S. murder rate was lower in 2014, and the violent crime rate overall has been lower in several past years, with the lowest levels decades ago, according to FBI data.
Fact-check: Trump Wrong on Crime Record - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president donald trump wrongly claimed that "our crime statistics are at a level that they haven't been at," calling the numbers "record setting." the u.s. murder rate was lower in 2014, and the violent crime rate overall has been lower in several past years, with the lowest levels decades ago, according to fbi data.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2020-06-11T22:01:16