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> I guess my view would change if they lightened up on Revenue Collection, and solely zoned in on real crime? And what is real crime? I guess murders, white col
by candiodari 5y ago
> I guess my view would change if they lightened up on Revenue Collection, and solely zoned in on real crime? And what is real crime? I guess murders, white collar crime, organized gangs. It's not drugs.
Then I would suggest you do not look up the statistics on how many "real crime" cases get solved. Murders, most of which are done in the moment and not planned out at all. Even premeditated must be understood to mean "X tried to extort Y, fight ensued, knife was used, Y died", and very much not "the butler, after 2 years of slowly preparing for the moment, set in motion his plan ..." like in the books.
Of all murders, the police solve about 60% of cases. Every other crime it goes down significantly (and theft is far below 10%).
There's a reason actual premeditated murders usually make the news for a week.
- btilly 5y agoOf all murders, the police solve about 60% of cases. The work of The Innocence Project makes me question how many cases they solve versus how many they found a targetable person to scapegoat instead. Certainly a lot of the "science" that gets used to identify who the killer is pseudo-scientific bunk. Very convenient for looking for a conviction, very bad for actually catching bad guys.
- leetcrew 5y agothe 60% figure is referring to the clearance rate, which is just the ratio of charges filed to crimes reported. so if by "solve" you mean "someone gets convicted", the rate is quite a bit lower.
- pc86 5y agoAren't something like 98% of criminal cases pled out before trial, and the majority of those that go to trial end in a guilty verdict? If you find yourself in a suit before a jury you're likely to have a bad time.