Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked in tech

Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by overrun11 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @03:53PM (#35561237)

City-wide statistics seem almost entirely meaningless in these contexts. Most violent crime is concentrated in specific parts of the city where the people who participate in these debates never go. A 10% decrease in violent crime in the most dangerous part of a city could cancel out a 10x increase in the areas where most HN people would likely be living in.

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Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by slg on Thursday April 13, 2023 @04:51PM (#35561896)

Are you arguing that while crime overall is down, the situation is actually worse because the victims are now likely to have more money than past victims?

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Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by midoridensha on Friday April 14, 2023 @12:03AM (#35565383)

Don't forget, there's different kinds of crimes with different visibilities.

So there could be a 50% decrease in violent crime in the most dangerous part of a city, along with a 500% increase in non-violent or petty crimes everywhere else: shoplifting, parked car smash-and-grabs, urinating in the train stations, pooping on the sidewalks, etc. So the tech crowd isn't going to notice fewer people getting murdered in the worst section of town, but they'll definitely see the other stuff.

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