There seems to be an essential confusion between police refusing to investigate low-level theft without bodily harm (non-felony shoplifting, snatch-and-run, hit

There seems to be an essential confusion between police refusing to investigate low-level theft without bodily harm (non-felony shoplifting, snatch-and-run, hit-and-run without injury) and the resulting (and inaccurate) lower crime rates. While not necessarily true of more serious (high-value or violent crimes) it is entirely possible for actual minor crime rates to rise while reported crime rates decrease.