President Biden is stumping for Democrats in Pennsylvania this week, and regulation and order was his theme Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre. He was joined by Rep. Matt Cartwright, who’s in a decent race to maintain his Home seat, and gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro. Democrats are frightened about public nervousness over rising crime, and they need to be.
Statewide, murders and non-negligent manslaughters elevated 46% final yr in comparison with 2019, in line with Pennsylvania’s Uniform Crime Reporting System. Pittsburgh recorded 53 homicides final yr, a 43% improve over 2019. Nonfatal shootings there have been up 25% in 2021 in comparison with two years prior.
