“If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up.”
Ron DeSantis
Florida governor. in a speech. Claim dated 19 Apr 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Crime went up in the selected time periods, but there’s no proof that it happened as a direct result of budget cuts.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ron DeSantis (Florida governor) made this claim around 19 April 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 May 2021, 15 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Ron DeSantis has 64 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 38 misleading or mixed and 2 true.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.