Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate

Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by ncallaway on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:21AM (#37981582)

> If you don’t expect the police to do anything about it, why file a formal report?

Because your insurance demands a formal report (because if you lie to the police it's a marginally more serious crime than if you lie to your insurance agent).

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Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate by sologoub on Monday October 23, 2023 @09:37AM (#37985421)

Only, if the claim is worth it - most people have a deductible and insurance premiums will go up after a claim, so damage has to be substantial. That still leaves a lot of room for crime that didn’t result in enough damage on a given incident to justify a claim, but ensures the community does not feel safe and still goes unreported in these statistics.

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