Biden says ‘America has become safer’ since he, Vice President Harris took office 

President Joe Biden claimed that “America has become safer” since he and Vice President Kamala Harris took office. 

In a statement issued by the White House on Sunday, Biden cited preliminary data in two separate reports indicating “historic lows” in violent crime in the first half of 2024 as proof that he and his administration are working to curb violent crime rates across America, which have been falling since the 1990s, according to the Pew Research Center. 

One of the reports cited by Biden, from the University of Chicago, found an “unprecedented” decline in homicides, car thefts and other violent crimes in 40 cities across the country. 

The other report Biden cited – published by the Council on Criminal Justice – backs that statistic up; according ...