Violent Crime
topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
American Optimist 
the Knowledge Project
3 statements about Violent Crime, every show
Lonsdale claims repeat offenders commit the majority of US violent crime
“Because the data is that the third through the 15th in our society is actually the majority of the violent crimes.”
Lonsdale: D.C. dramatically reduced violent crime under Mayor Fenty from 2007-2011
“Like one of the metrics you hit is you reduce violent crime dramatically from 2007, 2011.”
McGonigal: Violent crime declined while video game playtime skyrocketed
“Video games, the number of people and the hours that we've spent playing them has skyrocketed, and yet violent crime has gone down almost on the same curve, and so it's just, it's like completely ludicrous, and nobody actually believes it increases violence.”