The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows

Re:The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows by walkabilitee on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @05:25PM (#40229687)

Crime reporting is down too, especially in cities which have progressive prosecutors and significant police staffing problems such as Portland, OR, Pittsburgh, PA, and Burlington, VT. I'll wait for the 2023 National Criminal Victimization Survey before declaring victory on this one:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Crime_Victimization_S...

That survey gathers data from participants directly instead of relying on reports collected via law enforcement. As of the 2022 report, the latest period for which such data is available, violent victimization was rising:

https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/list?series_filter=...

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Re:The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows by downrightmike on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @05:29PM (#40229741)

Crime goes down when unwanted kids that would have become criminals aren't born. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/abortion-and-crime-revisite...

Expect regressive states to have an explosion in crime over the next few decades.

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Re:The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows by ceejayoz on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @05:43PM (#40229895)

Hey, is there any correlation between race and wealth in the US?

Crime correlating with race but not wealth would be rather odd in a country where the median net worth for white people is more than six times that of black people. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/us/us-racial-wealth-gap-reaj/...

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