Biden Takes Credit for Falling Crime Rate in US, Vows 'Progress'
· 02.03.2024 · 02:00:01 ··· ··· Saturday ·· 6 (6)
Bloomberg Quicktake: Now President Joe Biden took credit for declining crime rates in parts of the US, as he seeks to reverse potentially damaging public perceptions that violence and lawlessness are on the rise.
“We stepped up,” Biden said Wednesday during a roundtable with police chiefs at the White House. “Our plan’s working, but we still have much more to do.”
Crime in the US fell last year from pandemic-era peaks, according to FBI data released in December, countering Americans’ views on the issue. More than six in 10, though, said crime remains a serious problem, according to a Gallup poll released in November, highlighting a vulnerability for Biden heading into a likely general-election rematch with Republican Donald Trump.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-28/biden-takes-credit-for-decline-in-crime-we-stepped-up?sref=omvmmwIg
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