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And other political interests have an interest in making everyone think crime is down, to stop voters from looking elsewhere. They headline is based on a thin
by lupire 3y ago
And other political interests have an interest in making everyone think crime is down, to stop voters from looking elsewhere.
They headline is based on a thin slice of data, that crime is down from 2022 to 2023, despite being up far far more on 2023. Then it mocks people for saying on a 2023 survey that they perceive crime as being up, based on their allegedly invalid ife experiences in 2020-2022. It's the same kind of deception as the "transitory inflation" nonsense that went around.
Then the article lists a litany of rebuttals to their own thesis -- major cities where violent crime and property crime are up recently.
The article has nothing of value to say except that crime is a complex issue with many factors.
It's low-key propaganda for the incumbent government.
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- api 3y agoThe overall trend in violent crimes like homicide has been down since the early 1990s: https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/murder-homicide-rate https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/murd... There was a spike in 2020. If you wanted to blame an administration you'd blame Trump since it was toward the end of his term, but it almost certainly has more to do with COVID related mental health issues and disruption. Overall crime rate shows a similar pattern: https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/crime-rate-statistics https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/crim...