"It is a remarkable con job," comments John Lott. "Over the last six months, the Police Executive Research Forum, the chief executives of primarily large police departments, has gotten the media concerned that the country is threatened by a sudden upsurge in violent crime and murder. A New York Times story on March 9th started the current round of hysteria with the headline that `Violent Crime in Cities Shows Sharp Surge.`"
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