“Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”
What PolitiFact found
Overall violent crime and homicides are down during Joe Biden’s presidency. Some types of property crime are also down, though motor vehicle theft notably rose.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Nancy Mace (U.S. Representative, R-S.C.) made this claim around 30 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 April 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Nancy Mace has 6 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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