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He also mentioned Flock camera surveillance and Democratic social safety net expansion as contributing factors.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-27T02:45:54.541Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-27T02:20:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-27T02:45:54.541Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":68,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Bill Maher, with Fox News and The Gateway Pundit providing full reports.","critic":"Reports quote Maher directly, mention FBI data and other contributing factors, and include a right of reply.","hype":"Headlines promise Maher's admission of being wrong, which is not the central focus of the reporting."}},"tags":["#BillMaher","#DonaldTrump","#CrimeRates","#USPolitics","#SurveillanceTechnology"],"entities":["Bill Maher","Donald Trump","Flock camera surveillance","FBI"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Bill Maher stated that crime across the US has decreased, not just drug crime.","Maher attributed the crime drop partly to President Trump's 'f--- around and find out' approach.","Flock camera surveillance technology was also cited by Maher as a factor in the crime decline.","Maher suggested that Democratic expansion of the social safety net may have reduced the number of desperate people."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Comedian Bill Maher stated on his HBO show \"Real Time\" that crime across the United States has declined, and this decrease is not limited to drug-related offenses. Maher attributed the trend in part to the \"tough-guy persona\" of President Trump, suggesting that criminals may have \"gotten the message.\""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Maher also cited Flock camera surveillance technology as a contributing factor to the crime decline, noting that individuals are constantly tracked and photographed. Additionally, he suggested that Democratic expansion of the social safety net may have reduced the number of people driven to crime by desperation."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on crime decline start date"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New York Post reported that FBI data show the crime decline started in 2022 and continued into Trump's presidency. 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