No Evidence Links Progressive Prosecutors to Rising Crime: Study
A new study is contradicting popular claims that progressive prosecutors have caused crime in cities to rise, finding no evidence that their policies are responsible for the change in homicide rates, and even weak evidence linking prosecutors of any type to the spike.
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A new study contradicts popular claims that policies pursued by progressive prosecutors have caused crime in cities to rise, finding no evidence that their policies are responsible for the change in homicide rates, and even weak evidence linking prosecutors of any type to the spike, report Rachel Eisenberg and Allie Preston for the Center for American Progress.
The study, by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in Toronto, examines data from 63 major cities from 2015 to 2019, trends in 23 cities from 2018 to 2021, and homicide rates before and after the election of progressive prosecutors in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.
Researchers found that cities with progressive prosecutors were less likely to experience an increase in homicides and experienced smaller increases in homicides than jurisdictions without them.
The analysis also found that these same cities experienced a 43 percent increase in homicides while traditional and middle prosecutors experienced a 55 percent and 53 percent increase, respectively, and that fewer cities with progressive prosecutors experienced an increase in homicides than those served by traditional or middle prosecutors.
