They probably think it's rising because it rose substantially in 2020/21 and is nowhere close to returning to the typical levels of the 20 years prior. St Loui

They probably think it's rising because it rose substantially in 2020/21 and is nowhere close to returning to the typical levels of the 20 years prior. St Louis should have all-time low total homicides, it's experiencing terminal population collapse. There are American suburbs similar in population to St Louis. So much of this article is just contrarian clickbait. On the other hand, Detroit feels significantly safer than it did 10 years ago. It's still desperately poor, but it's a pleasant place to visit now. It's pretty, and it has clung onto its culture and history. For better and worse, these things tend to come back around. That doesn't happen if we pretend nothing is wrong. I think "news" entertainment has painted this situation as a return to '70s-'80s violence, and that's not even close to reality. I'm not fleeing to the burbs, or going outside with a bulletproof vest. There's a problem, but it's solvable, and it won't take decades to fix.