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Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides

Neither party – Democrats nor Republicans – is doing a better job at fixing crime. Carl Ballou - iStock/Getty Images Plus

Following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis in 2020, the U.S. has undergone a national reckoning over crime prevention and police reform.

Across the country, calls went out from activists to rethink the scope and role of the police. Some on the left vowed to “defund” the police. Others on the right promised to instead “back the blue” and maintain or increase police funding.

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