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> Why crime us going up? It’s not. The long term trend in property crime in the US is down. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States https://e
by jl6 5y ago
> Why crime us going up?
It’s not. The long term trend in property crime in the US is down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States
- ggreer 5y agoThat article hasn't been updated for the massive increase in crime from the past two years.
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- CamperBob2 5y agoDifficulty: people may not even bother reporting minor property crimes anymore, because the police (and, more important, the prosecutors) DGAF.
- smcl 5y agoYou might not realise it but you've recreated a famous bit from the news satire "Brass Eye" - a news presenter shows some crime statistics and follows it up with the words "So much for recorded crimes, but crimes we know nothing about are going up as well" and displays this graphic: https://twitter.com/dannyjeremiah/status/472109093260648450 https://twitter.com/dannyjeremiah/status/472109093260648450
- nomel 5y agoMuch has been decriminalized in California, so I question if these types of statistics can be accurate.
- jl6 5y agoTheft has been decriminalized in California?
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