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> I can be true that crime is WAY down form the ~1992 peak, and that it is way up relative to 2019 Why are we talking about crime in the early 90s? The origina
by james-bonds 4y ago
> I can be true that crime is WAY down form the ~1992 peak, and that it is way up relative to 2019
Why are we talking about crime in the early 90s? The original discussion started with nonethewiser saying "Not to mention crime has been increasing..." This statement doesn't have anything to do with crime in the 90s. ceejayoz then replied that rising crime is a media narrative and brought up crime in the 90s. This is a total straw man argument. No one is asserting that crime is as bad as it was in the 90s.
- heyjonboy 4y agoOP expressed a concern about prison capacity, and I think the intent in referencing the 90s crime rate was to point out that Rikers has seen much higher crime rates that what we're currently seeing.
- ch4s3 4y ago> Why are we talking about crime in the early 90s Because that's when violent crime peaked, and there's ongoing discussion now about moving back to criminal justice policies from that era. It's useful to compare current data to that time period to the uptick of the last 3 years and ask ourselves if we really want or need the same response today. My point of view is that there are lessons to be drawn from the past.
- everforward 4y agoYou need a substantial period of time to prevent localized events from affecting the numbers. COVID measures started 2 years ago, which could be involved. The "defund the police" movement caught wind within that period, it could be that crimes are being over-reported. Analyzing crime rates over a couple of years is fraught with sampling bias. E.g. there was an 83% decrease in mass shootings between 2018 and 2020, does that mean those aren't a problem anymore?