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Crime
Category: Education & Society
Updated Oct 23, 2025
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Updated Oct 23, 2025
Law enforcement, sentencing, and community safety.
Crime rates and perceptions of safety drive strong public emotions. Policymakers weigh enforcement strategies against reform goals like reducing incarceration and addressing root causes. The issue bridges local policing, federal law, and social policy.
Talking points
Conservative
- Support police and tough sentencing to deter crime.
- Oppose lenient policies that endanger communities.
Moderate
- Promote balanced policing and accountability.
- Invest in prevention and reentry programs.
Liberal
- Reduce mass incarceration and reform sentencing.
- Invest in mental health, education, and community services to cut crime.
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State Bills
View all- Michigan Public Safety Coordination and Violent Offender Accountability Act
- Missouri Organized Retail Theft and Repeat Property Crime Enforcement Act
- Idaho Repeat Violent Offender and Organized Property Crime Enforcement Act
- Idaho Organized Crime and Public Safety Coordination Act
- Alabama Organized Cargo Theft and Port Security Coordination Act
Press Releases
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- A Safer Illinois Starts With Accountability
- Statement from State Senator Jordan Carter on the Missouri Organized Retail Theft Bill
- Governor Acton Signs Texas Iryna’s Law, Strengthening Public Safety and Ending Dangerous Pretrial Releases
- Governor Barker Announces First Bill of January Session: North Texas Highway Anti-Trafficking Act
Rallies
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- Rally in Washington
- Rally in Monroe
- Rally in Mercer
- Rally in Eagle
Campaign Ads
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- Ad in Cincinnati-Dayton, OH
- Ad in Columbus, OH
- Ad in Columbus, OH
- Ad in Spokane, WA