How Baltimore's violent crime rate hit an all-time low: 'It's hard work'

Re:How Baltimore's violent crime rate hit an all-time low: '... by lisbbb on Saturday August 16, 2025 @08:34PM (#44927988)

I would say near 100% certainty--if you don't report crimes or mis-represent them, you can "fix" the crime problem without actually doing anything.

Incidentally, back when people were comparing US incarceration rates to China and noting how the US had way more people behind bars per capita (apparently) they never mentioned how China executes criminals in large numbers and very quickly, thereby keeping their official incarceration rates lower. Magic!

Is there really any doubt which nation has a worse human rights record?

I doubt Baltimore is any better than it ever was.

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Re:How Baltimore's violent crime rate hit an all-time low: '... by BriggyDwiggs42 on Sunday August 17, 2025 @01:10AM (#44929034)

Yeah but we do actually have a massive inmate population and China isn’t really a high bar in the human rights department.

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Re:How Baltimore's violent crime rate hit an all-time low: '... by watwut on Sunday August 17, 2025 @02:13AM (#44929306)

The only country imprisoning more people then USA is Russia ... so sense of unfairness on this point is likely off point.

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