Knott Decries Manipulated Statistics Covering Up Soft-On-Crime Failures

Image September 29, 2025 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Knott (NC-13) participated in the House Judiciary Committee's field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, examining the scourge of violent crime enabled by Democrats' weak, soft-on-crime policies. In a verbal exchange with the Democrats' witness, Congressman Knott pointed out that statistics showing a decrease in crime fail to recognize more than 1.5 million Americans killed with deadly drugs as well as potential tampering to artificially deflate reported instances of crime. Image Watch the clip here . ### Press Contact: Quinn Slaven quinn.slaven@mail.house.gov Issues : Crime