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The grain of salt to add is that rates are dependent on reporting, just like rates of a disease are dependent on diagnosis. In my part of the US, the rate of “
by adolph 5y ago
The grain of salt to add is that rates are dependent on reporting, just like rates of a disease are dependent on diagnosis.
In my part of the US, the rate of “burglar bars” on windows have slowly gone down and I see no uptick. This leads me to give credence the “crime down” hypothesis based on people’s behavior at scale.
On the other hand I see more preparation for civil disaster and disorder. Firearms may be more part of that story than a reflection of people’s thoughts about the potential for victimization during a “normal” day.
- dogorman 5y agoA rising awareness of the risks posed by house fires might also suppress the rate of burglar bar installations. If there were a fire in my house, I wouldn't want bars blocking my egress.
- ec109685 5y agoI also bet the popularization of alarm systems help as well.
- greenie_beans 5y agoI’ll add that crime data is created by police. And a lot of them report a crime whether or not it led to a conviction. So somebody can get charged with a crime, be not guilty, and they’ll still be added to the statistics.