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Yet even as the data contradicts Trump’s description of a nation in the grip of terrible crime wave, many Americans are inclined to agree with him, polls show, and crime could be a key issue this election cycle.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
In 2022, a special task force of the judicial branch said the state should reopen the controversial juvenile jail to combat an ongoing crime wave that experts attributed to a small group of repeat young criminals.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2024
The GOP is now seeking to take advantage, warning of a violent migrant crime wave.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
Opening amid a crime wave By the time Rob and Betty Poquez opened their Bricks & Minifigs franchise in Pasadena on May 4, three of their sister stores had been burgled.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
In 2022, a special task force of the judicial branch said the state should reopen the controversial juvenile jail to combat an ongoing crime wave that experts attributed to a small group of repeat young criminals.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2024
The GOP is now seeking to take advantage, warning of a violent migrant crime wave.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
Opening amid a crime wave By the time Rob and Betty Poquez opened their Bricks & Minifigs franchise in Pasadena on May 4, three of their sister stores had been burgled.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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“Crime wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20wave. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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