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Crimes had been declining for decades. The last couple years have had pretty significant increases, and violent crime in general is the highest it's been in ten
by mminer237 3y ago
Crimes had been declining for decades. The last couple years have had pretty significant increases, and violent crime in general is the highest it's been in ten years, for instance: https://ncvs.bjs.ojp.gov/quick-graphics https://ncvs.bjs.ojp.gov/quick-graphics
- ceejayoz 3y ago“Highest in ten years” is still very low on the 70s/80s/90s scale, as the chart in the article readily shows.
- what 3y agoSo no one is allowed to notice that crime is getting worse until it reaches the same levels as the 70s/80s/90s? Despite rising crime, their perception is wrong because it hasn’t reached historic highs?
- ceejayoz 3y ago> So no one is allowed to notice that crime is getting worse... Despite rising crime... Re-read the headline. > Despite rising crime, their perception is wrong because it hasn’t reached historic highs? Yes, American perception of how dangerous society is is quite skewed, and has been for some time. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/20/facts-abo... We seem the same odd vibes-over-numbers phenomenon in the economy in recent years: https://twitter.com/M_C_Klein/status/1730718997170344427 https://twitter.com/M_C_Klein/status/1730718997170344427