Claim: Murder, rape and robbery are declining in spite of police layoffs in Flint, Mich. — according to the most recent official report released by the State Police. Those and other reported "index" crimes were down 11.5 percent overall during the first six months of this year, compared with the same six-month period last year. We've continued to dig into the statistics for crime-ridden Flint because we caught Vice President Joe Biden misrepresenting them repeatedly as he argued for passage of the administration's jobs legislation.
Fact-check: Biden's Flint Fiasco, Continued - FactCheck.org
Verdict: murder, rape and robbery are declining in spite of police layoffs in flint, mich. — according to the most recent official report released by the state police. those and other reported "index" crimes were down 11.5 percent overall during the first six months of this year, compared with the same six-month period last year. we've continued to dig into the statistics for crime-ridden flint because we caught vice president joe biden misrepresenting them repeatedly as he argued for passage of the administration's jobs legislation.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-10-23T18:28:04