I have learned that the crime maps I've seen mostly in my city are nothing compared to what is really going on. For a while some years back one of the newspape

I have learned that the crime maps I've seen mostly in my city are nothing compared to what is really going on. For a while some years back one of the newspapers had a tool that showed police calls (there are many more calls than actual prosecuted crimes) - now that was much more realistic as to what's really going on - but it's still not the complete picture. (I don't think that tool is available any longer) Once the citizens run into enough situations where calling the cops results in zero things happening - many decide to stop calling the cops.. yet the crimes are continuing, so less are being reported... and often times the reported crimes that show up on main map are lesser charges than what the witnesses felt or whatever. Anyhow I figure it's good for property values and tourism and all that. I have seen several situations in which cops did not make reports, would not further investigate things )even some some physical evidence in front of us and eye witnesses providing more details) I have witnessed cops on multiple occasions try to talk stores out of pressing charges for 'petty' crimes.. Hey they have good reason sometimes I know - but this must be happening many times every day - so crime maps in general I take with a grain of salt knowing there are more that are not being shown for sure.