US President Joe Biden delivered a statement on Saturday, August 10, noting a significant reduction in crime in the country.
"When Vice President Harris and I took office, our country was experiencing the largest increase in homicides ever recorded under the previous administration. Today, new data confirms that violent crime is at its lowest point in 50 years," the US president said in a statement, "Voice of America" reports.
An independent organization of police chiefs from major US cities has released data showing that homicides will fall by 17% in the first half of 2024.
Biden recalled that the American Rescue Plan, put forward by his administration and opposed by every Republican in Congress, “gave $15 billion to cities and states to invest in public safety and violence prevention.”
The Biden administration also signed the most significant Gun Violence Act in 30 years, which “keeps guns out of dangerous hands by expanding background checks and helping states implement red flag laws.”
“Americans are safer today than when we took office,” Biden added, “and I call on Congress to fund 100,000 additional police officers, as well as crime and violence prevention programs in the community, and to implement common-sense gun safety reforms like the assault weapons ban.”
Prepared by: Sergey Daga