evidence: Fact check: Biden says violent crime 'is near a record 50-year low' [...] In May 15 remarks at a national police memorial service at the U.S. Capitol, Biden told officers and other attendees, "You risk your lives every day for the safety of the people you don’t even know. That’s why each of you, each and every one of you, is a hero. It’s no accident that violent crime is near a record 50-year low." [...] Biden said, "Violent crime is near a record 50-year low."