Biden says ‘America has become safer’ since he, Vice President Harris took office
President Joe Biden claims that “America has become safer” since he and Vice President Kamala Harris took office.
In a statement issued by the White House on Sunday, Biden cited preliminary data in two separate reports indicating “historic lows” in violent crime in the first half of 2024 as proof that he and his administration are working to curb violent crime rates across America, which have been falling since the 1990s, according to the Pew Research Center.
One of the reports cited by Biden, from the University of Chicago, found an “unprecedented” decline in homicides, car thefts and other violent crimes in 40 cities across the country.
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The other report Biden cited – published by the Council on Criminal Justice – backs that statistic up; according to researchers there, murders decreased by 13%, car thefts decreased by 18% and violent crime rates were found to have fallen in more than two dozen American cities.
“This progress is no accident…after the largest increase in murders ever recorded during the previous administration, my administration got to work protecting the American people,” Biden stated.
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President Biden added that while he remains in office, he will continue to fight for 100,000 additional police officers as well as crime prevention and community intervention programs.
“I will continue to call for Congress to ban assault weapons and keep guns out of dangerous hands,” Biden’s statement concluded.
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