- meaning one in FIVE Americans now live in areas covered by his criminal justice reformers

George Soros has spent $40 million over the past decade to elect 75 progressive prosecutors, a new report has found - who are now being blamed for soaring crime in some of America's largest cities.

The 91-year-old billionaire philanthropist has supported the candidates through his Open Society Foundations - a network of NGOs and think tanks that promote left-leaning policies.

They include George Gascon, the controversial Los Angeles district attorney, who was given $4.7 million through the Soros-funded California Justice and Safety PAC for his election campaign in 2020, and is now facing attempts to recall him over a series of lenient prosecutorial decisions.