Trump has used his considerable public platform and megaphone to highlight crime at a time when violence is rising in some places -- in some cases speaking inaccurately about crime rates. Trump remarked during the campaign and after his victory -- including, most recently, during a rally last week -- that the murder rate is the highest it has been in 45 years. This is untrue. (When Trump has referenced the biggest year-to-year increase in murders in 45 years, that is accurate, because that is what occurred last year, but the murder rate is not at a 45-year peak.)