> All this surveillance, and somehow police continue getting worse at solving crimes Be careful with this line of thinking. "cleared" generally means either a

> All this surveillance, and somehow police continue getting worse at solving crimes Be careful with this line of thinking. "cleared" generally means either an arrest was made (not a conviction) or they would've made an arrest but weren't able to (i.e. suspect died). A drop of a clearance rate just means it dropped. It only means cops in the past arrested people more often not that they actually arrested (or convicted) the correct people.