claim: "in 2008, when flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city. in 2010, when flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65, and rapes … climbed to 229."
author: joe biden
evidence_1: oct 20, 2011 ... in 2008, when flint had 265 sworn officers on the police force, there were 35  murders and 91 rapes in this city. in 2010, when flint had only 144 police officers,  the murder rate climbed to 65 and rapes — just to pick two categories — climbed  to 229. he has cited flint's crime stats in other appearances since ...
evidence_2: oct 21, 2011 ... the statement we chose to check was one biden made on oct. 12, when he said,  "in 2008, when flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35  murders and 91 rapes in this city. in 2010, when flint had only 144 police officers,  the murder rate climbed to 65, and rapes … climbed to 229.
evidence_3: jul 21, 2012 ... "in 2008, when flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35  murders and 91 rapes in this city. in 2010, when flint had only 144 police officers,  the murder rate climbed to 65 and rapes--just to pick two categories--climbed to  229. in 2011, you now only have 125 shields. god only knows ...
evidence_4: "in 2008, when flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35  murders and 91 rapes in this city," biden said at an event in flint, michigan. "in  2010, when flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65 and  rapes--just to pick two categories--climbed to 229. in 2011, you now only have  125 ...
evidence_5: oct 29, 2011 ... in 2008, when flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35  murders and 91 rapes in this city. in 2010, when flint had only 144 police officers,  the murder rate climbed to 65 and rapes--just to pick two categories--climbed to  229. in 2011, you now only have 125 shields. god only knows ...