Patel says crime dropped in 2024, with a caveat

This week, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country hope that crime rates are dropping around the country.

Overall, 2024 showed promise on this front.

Unfortunately, there is one disturbing caveat.

ICE Attacked

On July 4, there was a disturbing attack against ICE agents in Alvarado, TX. This was after an announcement had been made that attacks against ICE were up by roughly 700% from the previous year.

A local law enforcement officer was shot during the attack, but he was expected to recover.

ICE announced, “This escalation in violence is incomprehensible, and those responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.

“This is precisely what we have been warning against, as disinformation and dangerous politically-motivated rhetoric spreads. We are thankful to Alvarado Police Department responding officers and that the officer injured has been discharged from the hospital. We will continue to work with the FBI and Texas Rangers as they investigate and prosecute those involved.”

Agents Escape

On Saturday, another attack took place, with federal agents managing to escape an arson attack at another facility.

The suspect reportedly threw a rock through a window, then set fire to the facility. DHS stated, “Make no mistake, Democrat politicians like [House Minority Leader] Hakeem Jeffries, Mayor [Michelle] Wu of Boston, [Minnesota Gov.] Tim Walz, and Mayor [Karen] Bass of Los Angeles are contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE.

“From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi Gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale.”

Dems will say this is not on them, but their words are clearly inspiring these attacks, and I have yet to hear a single Democrat decry the attacks.

Down, But…

I know what you are thinking… is he just trying to fill white space, telling us about attacks against law enforcement in a story about crime being down? Not at all because that was the caveat dropped by Patel in his announcement.

Patel announced that crime rates dropped across the board in virtually every major category, except one key one… attacks against law enforcement.

From 2021 to 2024, there were 258 law enforcement officers killed while on duty, the highest trend over four years in roughly two decades. Sixty-four of those officers were killed in 2024. There were also 85,730 instances of assaults against law enforcement, a 10-year high.

So, yeah, crime is down overall, but people seem more focused than ever on going after law enforcement, and I don’t think that is a coincidence at all. If you ask me, that blood lies at the feet of Democrats, especially people like AOC and Ilhan Omar, who regularly villainize police. So, Mr. Patel, that is a pretty big “but.”