If they really wanted to be honest about crime stats, which they clearly do not want, they would acknowledge that the majority of robberies are never even reported lest say even investigated. Grocery stores, pharmacies, and big box stores basically have forbidden their employees to either interfere or report crimes even as they are occurring

And don't forget places like San Francisco, where unless you steal more than $950 it doesn't even count! Crime stats can made to go down when you just define away the offense.

Another dishonest tactic is to try to absolve the very blue cities by posting state-level data, then blaming things on gun freedoms or something (that's also happening in this thread).

The problem is, that argument also goes...POOF!...when you look at city data, where democrat policies take root.

Like...Seattle!
neighborhoodscout.com: Seattle Crime Rates and Statistics

Crime per 1,000 residents:

Seattle:
Violent: 8.19
Property: 57.53 <--- holy cow

Tacoma:
Violent: 15.90
Property: 84.34 <--- holy cow

What about a redder city in Washington?

Bellevue, WA
Violent: 1.51
Property: 36.45 <--- less

Yes. Red v. blue matters. A lot. So what about state data?

neighborhoodscout.com: Washington Crime Rates and Statistics
Washington is slightly below the national median on violent crime, way ABOVE on property crime. Also has double the crime per square mile.