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Crime Rate Quotes

Lines on safety claims, politics, and disputed theories.

Crime rate quotes here range from a city's proud safety claim to a grimmer picture of an insurgency-driven crime rate rising abroad. Some lines touch on the political dynamics behind Trump's rise, a theme close to America quotes.

One of the strangest unintended consequences of abortion, of legalized abortion, was that it drives the crime rate down because what abortion really was, was a mechanism for which fewer unwanted children could be born.

Quotes by Stephen J. Dubner

One of the things I wanted to do in 'The Death of Truth' was explore some of the larger social and political dynamics that fueled the rise of Trump and brought America to the point where a third of the...

Quotes by Michiko Kakutani

We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.

Quotes by Michael Bloomberg

We Montanans take pride in our low crime rate and believe honest people can disagree without being disagreeable. Maybe extremist groups believe they can find a home in Montana because of our easygoing ways.

Quotes by Max Baucus

Alone Quotes

Crime is actually less in places where people own guns. Washington, D.C., is a case in point. It has the strictest gun laws, but who has the highest crime rate in the country? Washington, D.C.

Quotes by Luke Scott

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate that grew worse throughout the year, waged in part by soldiers of the disbanded army and in part...

Quotes by John Spratt

Since 1994, unemployment rates are lower. Median household income is higher. A greater percentage of Americans are graduating from college. Home ownership rates are higher. And the violent crime rate has decreased.

Quotes by Cliff Stearns

Frequently Asked Questions

What range of subjects do these crime rate quotes cover?
They span urban safety claims, wartime insurgency abroad, the political dynamics behind Trump's rise, and one contested theory connecting legalized abortion to crime rate changes.
Is there a quote about a city claiming to be safe?
Yes, one states pride in being the safest large city in America while still admitting that any crime rate at all is too high.
What is the abortion-crime theory mentioned here?
It's a specific, widely disputed academic argument suggesting legalized abortion lowered crime by reducing the number of unwanted children; it's presented as one attributed viewpoint, not a proven fact.
Does the Trump reference take a political side?
No, it's presented neutrally, noting only that political dynamics discussed elsewhere fueled his rise, without endorsing or criticizing any particular position.
What other topics relate to crime rate quotes?
See America quotes for related national themes, or Believe quotes for a different angle.

One quote raises a contested, widely debated theory linking legalized abortion to a lower crime rate, presented here as one attributed viewpoint rather than settled fact. See also Believe quotes.