"Defunding" outcome: Cities see 50% increase in homicides

Per The Major Chiefs Association for 2022, compared to 2019 midyear figures, cities experienced a 50% increase in homicides and a roughly 36% increase in aggravated assaults. …

Violence is Increasing. Per Axios And The Major Cities Chiefs Association, compared to 2019 midyear figures, the same cities in total have experienced a 50% increase in homicides and a roughly 36% increase in aggravated assaults.

Some speculate that the President’s crime plan regarding increasing the number of police officers and additional funds for other initiatives is in anticipation of federal reports stating that crime and violence increased.

But there is a considerable exodus of police officers, with multiple cities claiming that they don’t have enough staff to respond to 911 calls.