A law enforcement expert is questioning the former Biden administration's assertion that violent crime reached a 50-year low, suggesting the Department of Justice manipulated data to arrive at this conclusion.

Throughout 2024, the Biden administration, citing FBI data, repeatedly declared that violent crime was at its lowest point in five decades. The FBI classifies murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as "violent crime."

However, Ken Alexandrow, a security specialist and 26-year veteran of the Nashville police force, argues that the previous administration skewed the data to achieve a desired outcome.

Alexandrow explained the process of compiling crime statistics: Police departments across the country submit their category 1 crimes (violent crimes) to the FBI, which then generates national statistics. He contends that reporting requirements change with each new administration, potentially influencing the results.

Alexandrow alleges that the Biden administration shifted from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). He points out that public perception often contradicts official statistics, with few individuals feeling safer or believing crime is decreasing.

Alexandrow, founder of Agape Tactical LLC, suggests that some police departments selectively omit certain crime categories, such as domestic or drug-related murders, to present a rosier picture of crime rates. He believes the federal government employed a similar tactic by altering reporting methods.

Alexandrow highlights that in 2023, 70% of police departments previously reporting under UCR ceased reporting under NIBRS. He emphasizes the significance of major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City, as well as 45% of Florida departments, not participating in the new reporting system, which he believes significantly impacts the overall crime statistics.

The Biden-Harris DOJ reported substantial decreases in various crime categories in 2024: a 17.5% drop in murders, a 7.1% decline in rapes, a 3.6% reduction in aggravated assaults, and a 7.8% decrease in robberies over the first three quarters. Similar downward trends were reported for previous years.

The DOJ stated that the data came from 85 cities but did not specify which cities provided the information.

In 2022, the Biden administration's FBI revised its crime data to reflect an increase in violent crime, contradicting earlier reports of a decrease. The initial data had been celebrated by Democrats and the media as a positive shift after the 2020 crime surge.