Armstrong Williams: Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s crime numbers don’t add up | STAFF COMMENTARY

At the American Music Awards In 2009, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z famously countered rapper 50 Cent, who had been taking public shots at him, with the now legendary words: “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t,” referring to his rival’s music sales.

Numbers similarly discredit Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s crime reduction promises and assertions. Among other things, he pledged to slash homicides and shootings 15% each year during his four-year term, a goal he met only once in his first three years...