Trump's claims of a migrant crime wave are not supported by national data

According to a recent Pew poll, 57% of Americans said that a large number of migrants seeking to enter the country leads to more crime. Republicans (85%) overwhelmingly say the migrant surge leads to increased crime in the U.S. A far smaller share of Democrats (31%) say the same. The poll found that 63% of Democrats say it does not have much of an impact. 

But despite the former president's campaign rhetoric, expert analysis and available data from major-city police departments show that despite several horrifying high-profile incidents, there is no evidence of a migrant-driven crime wave in the United States… 

Overall crime is down year over year in Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, New York and Los Angeles. Crime has risen in Washington, D.C., but local officials do not attribute the spike to migrants…

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trumps-claims-migrant-crime-wave-are-not-supported-national-data-rcna140896

Fox News and the GOP think crime is up, but the numbers don't agree

Republicans have invested a lot of time and money into priming the country to believe that Democrats have heralded in a new era of lawlessness…

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/fox-news-gop-think-crime-numbers-don-t-agree-n1300347

Opinion: The question we should be asking about violent crime in American cities - CNN

…However, contrary to fearmongering from politicians and press, American cities are not experiencing record crime rates…

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/opinions/america-crime-trends-filipovic/index.html

Murders are up. Crime is not. What’s going on? - Vox

…While murder rates rose in some developed countries last year, like Canada and Germany, the increases are far below the double-digit spikes America is seeing. That's especially notable because the United States already had a higher baseline of murders, after controlling for population. Despite claims that Democratic mayors or progressive criminal justice policies are driving the increase, it also appears indifferent to the political party in charge: As Asher and criminal justice expert John Pfaff have shown, murder rates increased in cities run by Democrats and Republicans, progressive and not…

https://www.vox.com/22578430/murder-crime-2020-2021-covid-19-pandemic