By Steve Inskeep, National Public Radio, June 24, 2021
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Now, the president focused on violent crime because, as the mayor pointed out, it is up nationwide in many big cities. Why would that be? We've called Ronald Wright, a criminal justice expert and law professor at Wake Forest University. Good morning to you.
RONALD WRIGHT: Good morning.
INSKEEP: What kinds of crimes are up here, exactly?
WRIGHT: Homicides are up. Nonviolent crimes are down. And then violent crimes that are not homicides are close to steady - in some places, up a couple of percent, in a couple of other places, down a few percent.
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