Earlier today, the House Judiciary Committee, led by chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced they would hold a “field hearing” in Manhattan next week to focus on what they’re calling “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan.”
An announcement from the committee says it “will examine how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led to an increase in violent crime and a dangerous community for New York City residents.”
A grand jury impaneled by Bragg indicted failed former president Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records last month, and ever since Republicans in Congress have been trying to paint New York as some sort of hell on earth where everyone is afraid to walk down the street.
But as Bragg’s office made clear in their response to Jordan and his committee, crime is higher in Jordan’s home state, so their hearing is little more than a dog and pony show meant to try and distract from Trump’s illegal acts.
“The Manhattan D.A.’s Office welcomes public safety conversations. In fact, we’ll start: Just-released NYPD data show shootings and homicides are down in New York City for the first quarter of this year … Virtually every major crime category is lower in Manhattan now than it was last year (as of 4/2/23): murders are down 14%, shootings are down 14%, burglaries are down 21%, and robberies are down 8%.”
The statement also notes, “In D.A. Bragg’s first year in office, New York City had one of the lowest murder rates of major cities in the United States (5.2) — nearly three times lower than Columbus, Ohio (15.4). If Chairman Jordan truly cared about public safety, he could take a short drive to Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Akron, or Toledo in his home state, instead of using taxpayer dollars to travel hundreds of miles out of his way.”
Oh, and let’s not forget that it’s red states that are experiencing much higher murder rates, according to Axios:
The murder rates in Trump-voting states from 2020 have exceeded those in Biden-voting states every year since 2000, according to a new analysis by ThirdWay, a center-left think tank.
The four states at the top of the list are among the reddest of the red: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Missouri.
Sorry, Jimbo, but once again we see that you’re full of shit and only interested in polishing Donald’s knob.
