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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.
Source: manual
State Bills
View all- 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
- Missouri Organized Retail Theft and Repeat Burglary Enforcement Act
- Missouri Organized Retail Theft and Repeat Violent Offender Enforcement Act
Press Releases
View all- 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
- Representative David Acton Introduces Texas Iryna’s Law to Strengthen Public Safety and Pretrial Protections
- Gov Candidate Robert Bytheway Promises Law-and-Order Crackdown on Crime
Rallies
View all- Rally in Pima
- Rally in Churchill
- Rally in Tooele
- Rally in Whiteside
- Rally in Bell
Campaign Ads
View all- Ad in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- Ad in Sioux Falls-Rapid City, SD
- Ad in Jackson, MS
- Ad in Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse, NY
- Ad in Wichita Falls, TX