Claim: "When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest."
Fact-check: Wilder is half-right about his crime record as Richmond's mayor
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Warren Fiske
Date published: 2022-01-10T00:00:00