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That's a bit reductive. It can be true that globally (or in some superset) crime has decreased while in some local context it remains the same or has become con
by d4mi3n 3y ago
That's a bit reductive. It can be true that globally (or in some superset) crime has decreased while in some local context it remains the same or has become concentrated (e.g. worse for people in that context).
This whole article and commentary around it has also highlighted another issue for me: It's hard to have nuanced conversations about complex problems that can be simplified or generalized to something causes a difference in perception about what actual problems *are*.
- nabla9 3y agoWhen people say crime is getting out of hand, while it's actually decreasing in the context they mean it, they are just wrong and ignorant. This is common bias. People consistently think that crime is getting worse.
- rcoveson 3y agoSo there are people out there, not in this thread, who are wrong when they say things that are incorrect?
- kapp_in_life 3y agoIn many metro areas crime is higher than it was before COVID. Sure the levels may be decreasing below the 2020 peak levels, but relative to 2019 or earlier its oftentimes still higher.