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I don't know what the parent means however isn't it true that some cities in the US stopped prosecuting some crimes deemed "petty" such as theft, "hard drugs" d

I don't know what the parent means however isn't it true that some cities in the US stopped prosecuting some crimes deemed "petty" such as theft, "hard drugs" dealing, … Which would make crime statistics lower than they really are.

ekianjo 7y ago
I think "under reporting crime" is not something very recent. But something that is usually not under-reported, is violent crimes like murder or assault resulting in severe injuries, because someone ends up at the morgue or in the hospital where they are definitely tracked and recorded. As far as I know this is where we are pretty much sure violence is decreasing over time.