Crime victims Carly Willis and Paul Scrivano joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss how the crime crisis has derailed America's cities in 2023.

Democrats refused to take responsibility for the crime crisis they caused after the death of George Floyd. Now, they're pointing to 2023's statistics to absolve themselves of blame, arguing conservatives made up a "crime crisis" narrative. This isn't just a dishonest argument but exemplifies a new depth in Democrat deflection. It ends up proving that Democrats have blood on their hands.

After reaching a record-high number of homicides in Democrat-run cities across the country, 2023 experienced about 13% fewer than the previous year. ABC News framed the statistic around public polling that shows Americans are deeply concerned with crime. Citing a recent Gallup poll, crime analyst Jeff Asher told ABC News, "Seventy-something percent of Americans believe crime is rising this year. And seventy-something percent of Americans in this case just happen to be wrong."

New York-based journalist Ahmed Baba used the ABC News piece to pretend fears about crime are unfounded, claiming there’s a "stark disconnect between how a lot of Americans feel and what’s actually happening. Disinformation is distorting our perception of reality."

He said the disconnect was a result of "overt disinfo from right-wing orgs like Fox News," and posited that "when crime stories are spotlighted in MSM [mainstream media], people assume crime is high." Similarly, Axios claimed Republican criticisms of Democrats on crime was "crumbling", while U.S. politics columnist for the Guardian, Chris Stein, lazily used misleading data to suggest the same.

NBC NEWS STORY TELLS AMERICANS THEY’RE ‘WRONG’ TO THINK CRIME IS RISING, BLAMES ‘CONDITIONING’ OF PRESS

But crime is high and we aren’t wrong to feel concerned. We’re simply looking........

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