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Crime rates are generally down since the pandemic-era spike and are still extremely low compared to the norms of the 80's and 90's. And frankly, if anyone dese
by standardUser 3y ago
Crime rates are generally down since the pandemic-era spike and are still extremely low compared to the norms of the 80's and 90's.
And frankly, if anyone deserves credit for creating an "us vs them" mentality between citizens and the police, it's the police. Dating back at least as far as the start of the drug war.
- goodSteveramos 3y agoCalling crime in the 80’s and 90’s a “norm” is quite the soft on crime position you have there and no, crime is still much higher than it was before the derik chovin conviction. Im not sure why you are bringing up covid in this context
- kstenerud 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States
- sethherr 3y agoWhy do you think crime is up?
- standardUser 3y agoCrime spiked during the pandemic. Everyone knows this. Now it is down. They're called facts and you can look them up for free on the non-alt-right internet.