Duval Times

Senator Rick Scott hosted a press conference today in Washington, D.C., with fellow Republican senators to address what they describe as the dangerous consequences of the Biden-Harris administration’s policies on crime and border security. According to Scott, these policies have led to an increase in violent crime across the United States.

The National Crime Victimization Survey, released by the Department of Justice last Thursday, indicates that violent crime has risen. The survey reports an increase from 5.6 incidents per 1,000 people in 2020 to 8.7 incidents per 1,000 people in 2023. More than one in every 44 people reported being a victim of violent crime in 2023. Robberies rose by 52.9% between 2021 and 2023 under the current administration.

Senators John Barrasso, Ron Johnson, and Eric Schmitt joined Senator Scott at the press conference.

Senator Rick Scott stated, “The data is clear: under the failed, soft-on-crime policies of the Biden-Harris administration, violent crime is up all across America and our nation is a more dangerous place. Democrats have campaigned on defunding police, allowed millions of potentially dangerous individuals and tons of deadly drugs to come across our border, and stood by in silence as terrorist sympathizers took over college campuses. These failures have consequences and the American people know Vice President Harris and her friends in the media are lying when they falsely claim that violent crime is down."

Scott further added, "Recently released DOJ data shows when President Trump was in office, violent crime fell by 15 percent and has since soared by 55 percent under the Biden-Harris administration. I talk to parents every week who tell me they are terrified about the safety of their kids. We have the best law enforcement in the nation working hard every day and putting their lives at risk to keep our communities safe. If Democrats care about our country, they will end their soft-on-crime agenda, shut down the border and stand with America’s law enforcement to keep families safe.”

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