Anthony Weiner Fact-Checks Watters On NYC Crime

Mediaite has the transcript:

WATTERS: But crime’s up. It’s crazy out here. Would you go on the subway here?

WEINER: Crime is actually down in New York.

WATTERS: Well, it’s down from what? Last year, which was almost an all-time high.

WEINER: You think Rudy Giuliani did a good job against crime?

WATTERS: He did a decent job from where he came in from.

WEINER: It’s 40% lower than it was the year he left.

WATTERS: Yeah, but it was so low when everything was coming up, and then in 2020, 2021, 2022, this year, things aren’t good, Anthony. Guys are like, letting out criminals, bail reform’s crazy, people are getting pushed into the subway. Would you go on subway?

WEINER: I do it all the time. It’s not a very substantive critique, but crime is actually down. But I believe it’s too high.

WATTERS: OK, we can play those games all day.

Watters: Crime is up. Is crazy out here

Weiner: Actually crime is down

Watters: It’s down from an all time high

Weiner: You think Giuliani did a good job? It’s 40% lower than it was the year he left pic.twitter.com/wdm3G2kGTT

— Acyn (@Acyn) September 13, 2023