'The Five': Murder and crime rates spike in Democrat-run cities - is it a control play?
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"The Five" react to Democrats blaming the nationwide crime spike on COVID rather than lax law enforcement policies.
One example, Philadelphia, now leads the country in murder rate-per-capita among large cities – with more than 300 people killed on its streets in 2021 through July. The birthplace of the United States has not had a Republican mayor since Bernard Samuel in 1952, while the late former Mayor Frank Rizzo – who left office in 1980, did become a Republican in his later years.
According to the FBI's uniform crime reporting program, Detroit and St. Louis topped the 2020 list of most dangerous U.S. cities – both heavily Democratic.
On "The Five," Bongino noted that some Democrats are now blaming coronavirus for the crime surge:
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