The Real Cause Behind the Rise in Crime

(L-R) Attorney General Merrick Garland, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, President Joe Biden, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell participate in a Gun Violence Strategies Partnership meeting at the NYPD Headquarters in New York on Feb. 3, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

While President Joe Biden and local officials keep talking about causes for the rise in crime in our major cities, proposing “solutions” that have failed in the past, like President Bill Clinton’s Midnight Basketball idea, the real reason for its escalation is deeper than what we see on the surface.