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Crime rate have very little to do with how society is policed. If you want to find explanations look at wealth distribution, poverty rates, the school system, j
by Thlom 6y ago
Crime rate have very little to do with how society is policed. If you want to find explanations look at wealth distribution, poverty rates, the school system, job market and so on.
- BurningFrog 6y agoBad/non existent policing definitely skyrockets the crime rate. But once you have decent policing, I can believe other factors dominate.
- nix23 6y agoNo, that count maybe for cities but not for villages.
- refurb 6y agoDid NYC see a decrease in wealth inequality, poverty rates, improved school system and job market between the 70’s and 00’s? Because crime dropped almost 90%.
- rospaya 6y agoDidn't national levels also fall sharply?
- refurb 6y agoThey did. But the question remains. Did any of those things listed get better in the US? I’d say no, except maybe employment?
- BurningFrog 6y agoEven global levels fell! A major global factor is likely the introduction of lead free gasoline. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/ https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposur...
- jariel 6y ago"Crime rate have very little to do with how society is policed. " This is totally false. Here's a far-left VOX article even brandishing the idea [1] Policing practices, particularly the number of police and their tactics have an enormous effect on crime. Obviously, social systems do as well, but there are plenty of very poor places with very little crime. [1] https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/13/18193661/hire-police-officers-crime-criminal-justice-reform-booker-harris https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/13/18193661/h...
- jmeister 6y agoCome on. This disingenuous argument is exactly why Yoho flipped out at AOC earlier this week. Bending reality to fit one’s political worldview.