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> According to government data, the Denver city- and county-wide murder rate has dropped 52.9% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January. This i
by pavanky 12y ago
> According to government data, the Denver city- and county-wide murder rate has dropped 52.9% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January. This is compared to the same period last year, a time frame encompassing Jan. 1 through April 30.
This was the second paragraph of the crime section.
- mertd 12y agoClick through the link provided to see the raw data. Murder figure looks a little cherry picked. It went from 17 to 9. It was a very cold winter on top of that. Temperature is highly corralled with crime.
- mlevy 12y agoAccording to the Denver city data, there were 19 murders in the Denver city area through May last year, and 11 this year. That's better, but implying that to be a statistically significant phenomenon related to marijuana legalization seems intellectually dishonest. Especially when the overall crime numbers for more common crimes don't seem to show any consistent patterns. http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/720/documents/statistics/2014/XCitywide_Reported_Offenses_2014.pdf http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/720/documents/statistics/20...
- jws 12y agoThat statistic is cherry picked from a list of 36 at http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/720/documents/statistics/2014/XCitywide_Reported_Offenses_2014.pdf http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/720/documents/statistics/20... and has a relatively low sample size. If you can't find a statistic to cherry pick for your argument in a list of 36 you have a very bad argument. • Arson has doubled since legalization! Bunch of flaming stoners. • Embezzlement is down 88%! Who knew this was all society needed to fortify people's fiduciary responsibilities.
- Shivetya 12y agoI wonder how much of that was due to the weather? How much more severe was this winter compared to last year?