> A lot of crime data comes from the FBI. > I used to think that meant you could trust it. Boy was I dumb. > These days, I may like the FBI slightly better than the ATF, but that's a distinction without a meaningful difference. That's like saying I like AIDS slightly better than Ebola. > Luckily, President Donald Trump is making a lot of changes. He's already dismissed some senior agents who were reportedly well-known for their political animosity against anyone who wasn't a Democrat and in allowing that animosity to drive their actions at the FBI. > But [John Lott has a suggestion](https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/14/trumps-fbi-reforms-need-to-include-ending-its-data-distortions-on-crime/) for the president that, frankly, I agree with completely.