‘The Five’: Murder and crime rates spike in Democrat-run cities – is it a control play?

As Democratic-run cities lead the country in a nationwide rise in crime, The Five discussed the possible reasons Liberals in power have allowed citizens’ vulnerabilities to worsen by refusing to resort to tried and tested law enforcement solutions Job.

Host Dan Bongino mentioned that 9 of the top 10 cities experiencing a surge in violent crime are Democratic-run.

One example, Philadelphia leads the country in the homicide rate per capita among major cities – with more than 300 people killed on the streets from 2021 through July. The birthplace of the United States has not had a Republican mayor since Bernard Samuel in 1952, while the late former mayor Frank Rizzo – who left office in 1980 – became a Republican in his later years.

According to the FBI’s unified crime reporting program, Detroit and St. Louis top the list of the world’s most dangerous cities in 2020 – both highly democratic.

On “The Five”, Bongino noted that some Democrats are now blaming the coronavirus for the rise in crime:

“They say the rise in crime is due to the pandemic and the media is eating them up. What about defining the police, a no cash bail, and a soft crime policy? The FBI released new numbers that showed the murders rose 30% in 2020. “” he said.

Bongino added that the Democrats saw what worked – citing former mayor of his own hometown, Republican Rudy Giuliani, who, with the help of police commissioners like Bernie Kerik and Howard Safir, proactively tackled crime during his tenure around the turn of the century police action.

Co-host John Rich added that criminals see the Democrats both blaming the coronavirus and continuing lax law enforcement policies and are overjoyed.

“This is a villain’s dream,” he said. “But the question is, why on earth do you want your city to be like this? Like the people in charge who make the decisions, why do they put us in that position?”

“And the only thing I can think of – it’s mostly liberal cities out there – what’s the thought process like? You want destruction, chaos, these things, why? So that they have more control over their city? the more they can take action? “

“That’s the only reason I can find behind it.”

In May, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Also commented on the “progressive” cities that have seen a surge in violent crime:

“Minneapolis has taken millions of dollars away from police officers. The District of Columbia city council approved cuts of $ 15 million. he said.

“I’m not sure how Twitter’s banter about crime and policing became the official dogma of the Democratic Party in so many places in America [but] What I do know is that normal Americans can’t take much more of it. “