“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
New York State Assembly Majority Leader. in a statement. Claim dated 29 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Data from the 10 largest cities in each of the three states shows no clear pattern. While some findings support her claim, others do not.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Crystal Peoples-Stokes (New York State Assembly Majority Leader) made this claim around 29 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 April 2022, 18 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
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