Claim: Have some violent crimes risen during Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers's tenure?
Fact-check: Have some violent crimes risen during Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers's tenure? - Wisconsin Watch
Verdict: yes. homicide and aggravated assault in wisconsin rose between 2018—the year before gov. tony evers took office—and 2021, although the rates of rape and robbery in the state did not. between 2019 and 2021, homicides rose by 70% — reaching 315 in 2021.
Organisation: Wisconsin Watch
Author: Jacob Alabab-Moser
Date published: 2022-09-29T20:37:25