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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: Violent Crime Is in Decline. Why?
July 31, 2025
NEW YORK, July 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 29, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal:

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Violent Crime Is in Decline. Why?

By Jason L. Riley

Protests and passive policing added to the problem during Covid, not illegal immigration.

Crime tends to rise with the thermostat. The summer months mean no school and more idle young people. Violent criminals typically know their victims, . . .

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