In 1937, Joseph Stalin commissioned a sweeping census of the Soviet Union. The data reflected some uncomfortable facts in particular, the dampening of population growth in areas devastated by the 1933 famine and so Stalin's government suppressed the release of the survey results. Several high-level government statistical workers responsible for the census were subsequently imprisoned and apparently executed. Though the Soviet authorities would proudly trumpet national statistics that glorified the USSR's achievements, any numbers that did not fit the preferred narrative were buried.
We're tenacious like that, and we and everybody cares from the beginning, so we're not playing catch-up. So we're able to follow the lead, do the 48-hour investigation," she said, referring to the crucial investigative window immediately after a killing. "Everybody wants to be here.
It is not accurate. So of course, it's fantastic. There has currently been the 11-day stretch without a reported homicide, but that also happened earlier this year. In February and March, there was a 16-day stretch with no reported homicides in the district. So the president is exaggerating again, and that wasn't his only false claim, guys, on the subject of D.C. crime.
Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington DC police systematically manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it actually is.
Donald Trump claimed that crime in Washington DC is at its worst, accusing law enforcement of providing false crime statistics and stating they were under investigation.
The vast majority of our people are good people. But that legacy, combined with the tragedy that some of this crime falls most heavily in black communities, creates a real problem.
Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico, with organized crime often at the root. Smaller businesses frequently cannot endure the financial burden, leading to closures.
The National Portrait Gallery near Trafalgar Square reported 3,060 crimes in one year, including 1,200 thefts, while their spokesman pointed out only two reportable instances among 1.6 million visitors.
Spending on crime response varies dramatically from one state to another. For instance, California spends significantly more than states with less crime or smaller populations.