Byron Brown

Mayor of Buffalo. 3 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2021 to 2021. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact28 Oct 2021United States Economy and jobs

Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo

“Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Increasing the existing tax rate by 3 percent would lead to an eventual increase of about $30 for a home assessed at $100,000.

Checked by PolitiFact14 Oct 2021United States Crime and security

Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo

“My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Walton favors restorative justice, but has not said that her plan is no jail time for sexual predators.

Checked by PolitiFact11 Sep 2021United States Crime and security

Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo

“Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: Occurrences of all seven major crimes fell by 44 percent between 2006 and 2019. There was a year-over-year decrease every year, except twice.