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Maybe look at places where the police is defunded? Reports that crime skyrockets in such places are plenty to be found.
by raarts 5y ago
Maybe look at places where the police is defunded? Reports that crime skyrockets in such places are plenty to be found.
- helloworld11 5y agoplenty of subtleties covered here, and no, the cause effect relationship of police budgets reduced = crime rising isn't quite so cut and dry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police#Effect_on_crime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police#Effect_on_cr...
- 8note 5y agoThat's likely confirmation bias. You'd also want to look at places where crime skyrocketed, as well as other factors likely to have an influence, like alternative support systems