Vance cherry-picks data to claim 81% murder spike amid Haitian migrant influx in Springfield, Ohio
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Vance cherry-picks data to claim 81% murder spike amid Haitian migrant influx in Springfield, Ohio

The campaign cited data showing from 2021 to 2023, murders in Springfield, Ohio, rose from five to nine. That’s an 80% increase.  A crime data expert cautioned against making annual comparisons in places where less than one homicide is reported each month, noting that homicides would be considered too rare to draw conclusions.  FBI homicide data also showed that the number of homicides in Springfield fluctuated without a clear trend from 2012 to 2022.