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Carl Bildt
Carl Bildt
stated on February 20, 2017 a tweet:
There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 22, 2017
Martin Golden
Martin Golden
stated on January 30, 2017 a press conference announcing the Community Heroes Protection Act:
"Just last year, alone, 710 police officers" were assaulted in New York state.
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By Dan Clark • February 11, 2017
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 1, 2017 an online video:
"Over 39% of violent criminals return to prison following their release."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2017
Duane Hall
Duane Hall
stated on December 9, 2016 a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission:
North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.
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By Will Doran • January 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 21, 2017 a page on the White House website:
"In 2015, homicides increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2017
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney
stated on December 15, 2016 a report:
"While many urban areas across the country saw a sharp increase in crime over the last year, the Philadelphia Police Department successfully lowered part one crimes."
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By Mark Dent • December 27, 2016
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on December 14, 2016 a tweet:
"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."
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By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2016
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on November 9, 2016 a press conference.:
California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.
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By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 26, 2016 a radio ad:
Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."
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By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:
"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate:
"We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2016
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet. :
"Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent."
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By Chris Nichols • September 16, 2016
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 28, 2016 an interview during NBC's Meet the Press:
Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’"
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By Allison Graves • August 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"Illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as they’ve been in decades."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 28, 2016
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"Human trafficking is the third-biggest criminal enterprise in the world."  
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By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."
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By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2016
Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN:
African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":
The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities."  
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By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2016
Charles Ramsey
Charles Ramsey
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":
"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."    
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By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 23, 2016 a tweet:
"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."
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By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2016
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