{"id":325,"date":"2026-06-08T22:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:09:28","slug":"do-democrats-still-have-a-big-city-crime-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"Do Democrats Still Have a Big-City Crime Problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio>https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net\/reasontv-audio-8385985.mp3<\/audio><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<select><option>1x<\/option><option>1.1x<\/option><option>1.25x<\/option><option>1.5x<\/option><option>2x<\/option><option>3x<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>:15 <\/span><br \/>\n<span> :15<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Do Democrats Still Have a Big-City Crime Problem?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-yt-id=\"2OHwuPNkpZ0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" id=\"yt-player-2OHwuPNkpZ0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2OHwuPNkpZ0?enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Featured YouTube video\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>HD Video Download<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week, editors\u00a0Peter Suderman,\u00a0Nick Gillespie,\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Welch are joined by Associate Editor Liz Wolfe to discuss New York City&#8217;s falling crime rates and whether Democrats have really solved their big-city crime problem. 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