Using “crime” as a catch all term is a fundamental error in this analysis. There’s no reasonable discussion of this issue that doesn’t start with assessing the

Using “crime” as a catch all term is a fundamental error in this analysis. There’s no reasonable discussion of this issue that doesn’t start with assessing the goals, outcomes, and tactics, of America’s multi-generational War on (some) Drugs (when used by certain people). The vast majority of policing and deciding which neighborhoods to patrol has literally nothing to do with stopping property crime and assaults. If it did this conversation would look totally different.