The increase in crime is one of the problems that most concerns citizens. It is making the chances of a good outcome for Democratic candidates less and less likely. According to polls, the Republican Party will obtain a majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Voters in large cities favor the Democratic Party. Democrats have introduced crime prosecution reform measures in recent years that, according to their critics, make them softer on criminals. Some of these measures, such as the elimination of cash bail, have been shown to contribute to increased crime.
George Soros and George Floyd
Two factors have contributed to the fact that cities governed by Democrats are "softer" on crime. On the one hand is George Soros' support of those Democratic candidates who share his vision, specifically, progressive prosecutors. On the other hand, these reforms, such as the defunding of the police or the decision not to fight petty crime, got a big boost after George Floyd's death in May 2020.
The Heritage Foundation has conducted a study in which it ranks the country's major cities according to the homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants. This indicator is a good way to get an idea of the prevalence of the most serious crimes in cities. Of the top 30 cities, 27 are governed by Democrats. This is the list put together by The Heritage Foundation:
- New Orleans, LA / Number of murders: 145 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 36.8 (D)
- Baltimore, MD / Number of murders: 174 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 29.1 (D)
- Birmingham, AL / Number of murders: 59 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 28.0 (D)
- St Louis, MO / Number of murders: 83 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 27.8 (D)
- Milwaukee, WI / Number of murders: 112 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 19.0 (D)
- Cleveland, OH / Number of murders: 64 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 16.9 (D)
- Rochester, NY / Number of murders: 34 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 16.6 (D)
- Philadelphia, PA / Number of murders: 240 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 15.1 (D)
- Atlanta, GA / Number of murders: 74 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 14.9 (D)
- Kansas City, MO / Number of murders: 73 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 14.6 (D)
- Washington DC / Number of murders: 104 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 14.6 (D)
- Richmond, VA / Number of murders: 31 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 13.3 (D)
- Oakland, CA / Number of murders: 54 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 12.3 (D)
- Cincinnati, OH / Number of murders: 36 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 11.8 (D)
- Chicago, IL / Number of murders: 304 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 11.2 (D)
- Louisville, KY / Number of murders: 73 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 10.8 (D)
- Albuquerque, NM / Number of murders: 56 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 10.0 (D)
- Minneapolis, MN / Number of murders: 43 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 9.9 (D)
- Dallas, TX / Number of murders: 122 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 9.0 (D)
- Nashville, TN / Number of murders: 55 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 8.0 (D)
- Durham, NC / Number of murders: 22 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 7.7 (D)
- Lexington, KY / Number of murders: 23 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 7.1 (R)
- Jacksonville, FL / Number of murders: 63 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 6.8 (R)
- Greensboro, NC / Number of murders: 19 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 6.3 (D)
- Los Angeles, CA / Number of murders: 176 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 4.4 (D)
- Colorado Springs, CO / Number of murders: 19 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 3.9 (D)
- Las Vegas, NV / Number of murders: 63 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 3.7 (I)
- Virginia Beach, VA / Number of murders: 13 / Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants: 2.9 (D)
- San Francisco, CA / Number of murders: 23 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 2.6 (D)
- New York, NY / Number of murders: 197 / Homicides per 100,000 population: 2.4 (D)
According to the Heritage Foundation, the exceptions to this list of Democratic mayors are Lexington and Jacksonville, governed by Republicans, and Las Vegas, which is governed by an independent.
Progressive prosecutors
On the other hand, as the report explains, "Within those 30 cities there are at least 14 Soros-backed or Soros-inspired rogue prosecutors. Those Soros bought-and-paid-for or inspired rogue prosecutors include":
- Jason Williams, New Orleans District Attorney;
- Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City State's Attorney;
- Kim Gardner, St. Louis Circuit Attorney;
- John T. Chisholm, Milwaukee County District Attorney;
- Larry Krasner, Philadelphia District Attorney;
- Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney (Chicago)
- Raul Torrez, Bernalillo County (Albuquerque) District Attorney;
- Mike Freeman, Hennepin County (Minneapolis) District Attorney;
- John Creuzot, Dallas County District Attorney;
- Glenn R. Funk, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nashville;
- Santana Deberry, Durham District Attorney;
- George Gascon, Los Angeles County District Attorney;
- Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney;
- Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney.
All of them are Democratic prosecutors. According to the foundation:
There were 2,554 homicides in those 30 cities through June 2022. In the 14 cities with Soros-backed rogue prosecutors, there were 1,752 homicides, representing 68 percent of homicides in the 30 top homicide cities in the United States.
