Presentation on public data related to President Trump's recent comments in the State of the Union Address 2019 on Violent Crime in El Paso and his wall.

1. https://youtu.be/lQOBZ79_ErI
FACT CHECKING THE PRESIDENT’S
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS OF
FEBRUARY 5, 2019

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7. UCRC VIOLENT CRIME DATA FOR MAJOR CITIES POPULATION 500,000-1 MILLION 2005-2014
Population Selection: Agency serving cities from 500,000 thru 999,999
Violent crime totals by Jurisdiction
Agency 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tucson Police Dept 5,048 4,580 4,103 4,252 3,560 3,331 3,440 3,851 3,368 3,443
Fresno Police Dept 3,897 3,524 3,043 2,782 2,933 3,034 2,915 2,748 2,552 2,382
Denver Police Dept 4,493 4,324 3,528 3,359 3,473 3,387 3,708 3,871 4,093 4,002
Honolulu Police Dept 2,570 2,745 2,613 2,575 2,537 2,548
Louisville Metro 3,896 3,836 4,238 4,306 3,769 3,734 4,086 3,989 3,644 4,015
Albuquerque Police Dept 4,670 4,550 5,080 4,718 4,082 4,291 4,207 4,151 4,325 4,934
Columbus Police Dept 6,203 5,952 6,302 5,854 5,375 5,472 5,185 4,446 4,640
Oklahoma City Police Dept 4,538 4,301 4,612 5,400 5,181 5,304 5,108 5,474 4,998 4,782
Portland Police Dept 3,858 3,872 3,701 3,445 3,105 3,051 3,037 3,093 2,941 2,911
Austin Police Dept 3,393 3,658 3,871 3,935 4,024 3,790 3,471 3,405 3,123 3,581
City Of Fort Worth Police Dept 3,920 4,219 4,477 4,627 4,245 4,301 4,569 4,525 4,440 4,492
Seattle Police Dept 4,109 4,152 3,667 3,447 3,861 3,515 3,664 3,746 3,760 4,005
El Paso Police Dept 2,621 2,422 2,574 2,825 2,830 2,861 2,858 2,859 2,522 2,671
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9. VIOLENT CRIME RATES FOR EL PASO, TEXAS VS. NATIONAL AVERAGE
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
National Average 4,216 4,143 4,103 4,058 3,845 3,813 3,945 3,885 3,790 3,926
El Paso Police Dept 2,621 2,422 2,574 2,825 2,830 2,861 2,858 2,859 2,522 2,671
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El Paso Vs. National Violent Crime Rates
Source: https://www.ucrdata.gov
National Average El Paso Police Dept

10. Violent Crime Rankings for Major Cities Population 500,000 - 1 Million
Agency 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tucson Police Dept 12 12 8 8 6 5 4 6 5 4
Fresno Police Dept 6 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 1
Denver Police Dept 9 10 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 6
Honolulu Police Dept 1 2 2 1 1 1 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Louisville Metro 5 5 9 9 7 8 8 8 6 8
Albuquerque Police Dept 11 11 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 12
Columbus Police Dept 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 #N/A 11 10
Oklahoma City Police Dept 10 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 11
Portland Police Dept 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
Austin Police Dept 3 4 7 7 9 9 5 4 4 5
City Of Fort Worth Police Dept 7 8 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 9
Seattle Police Dept 8 7 5 6 8 7 6 5 7 7
El Paso Police Dept 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2
Source: These rankings are based on Uniform Crime Statistics for Violent Crime provided by the FBI
https://www.ucrdatatool.gov/Search/Crime/Local/TrendsInOneVarStepTwoLarge.cfm
Caution: This data is intended to be used for basic research purposes only.
Many other factors may play a role in understanding a city's violent crime statistics. These include population density, the specific types of crimes
reported, etc. See the UCR reporting tool for more information.
#N/A = Data NOT reported by the agency or is incomplete for the given year.