Homicides in U.S. set to drop by record numbers this year

[berg80]

The U.S. is on course to end 2023 with one of the largest annual drops in homicides on record, according to preliminary figures from AH Datalytics, a data analysis firm.

Why it matters: The findings appear to be at odds with Americans' perception of crime both in their communities and in the rest of the country.

• More than three-quarters (77%) of Americans believe crime has increased in the U.S. since last year, according to a Gallup survey of 1,009 adults released last month.
• A majority (55%) also said crime was rising in their local area.
• "Both figures are similar to what Gallup measured last year and rank among the most pessimistic readings in the respective trends," the company said.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/28/us-murder-violent-crime-rates-drop

Is the U.S. in the middle of a shoplifting wave? Target and other retail chains have warned of widespread theft. News outlets have amplified the story. On social media, people have posted videos of thieves looting stores.

But the increase in shoplifting appears to be limited to a few cities, rather than being truly national. In most of the country, retail theft has been lower this year than it was a few years ago, according to police data. There are some exceptions, particularly New York City, where shoplifting has spiked. But outside New York, shoplifting incidents in major cities have fallen 7 percent since 2019, before the Covid pandemic.

Why has the issue nonetheless received so much attention? Today’s newsletter tries to answer that question while taking a deeper look at recent shoplifting trends.

Is Shoplifting Really Surging?

Claims that the U.S. is in the middle of a retail theft wave are exaggerated.

www.nytimes.com

Gee, you don't think the public's perceptions about crime could be being purposely misled by RWM do ya? From the Times' piece........

• Videos of extreme but rare crimes can go viral today. On social media, people post videos of looting flash mobs or thieves ramming cars into stores. “There are millions of property crimes a year,” said Jeff Asher of the research firm AH Datalytics. As a result, people can always find outlandish anecdotes, even if crime is down.
• Conservative media has promoted these videos as evidence of disorder in liberal cities and under President Biden.

 

[Votto]

The U.S. is on course to end 2023 with one of the largest annual drops in homicides on record, according to preliminary figures from AH Datalytics, a data analysis firm.

Why it matters: The findings appear to be at odds with Americans' perception of crime both in their communities and in the rest of the country.

• More than three-quarters (77%) of Americans believe crime has increased in the U.S. since last year, according to a Gallup survey of 1,009 adults released last month.
• A majority (55%) also said crime was rising in their local area.
• "Both figures are similar to what Gallup measured last year and rank among the most pessimistic readings in the respective trends," the company said.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/28/us-murder-violent-crime-rates-drop

Is the U.S. in the middle of a shoplifting wave? Target and other retail chains have warned of widespread theft. News outlets have amplified the story. On social media, people have posted videos of thieves looting stores.

But the increase in shoplifting appears to be limited to a few cities, rather than being truly national. In most of the country, retail theft has been lower this year than it was a few years ago, according to police data. There are some exceptions, particularly New York City, where shoplifting has spiked. But outside New York, shoplifting incidents in major cities have fallen 7 percent since 2019, before the Covid pandemic.

Why has the issue nonetheless received so much attention? Today’s newsletter tries to answer that question while taking a deeper look at recent shoplifting trends.

Is Shoplifting Really Surging?

Claims that the U.S. is in the middle of a retail theft wave are exaggerated.

www.nytimes.com

Gee, you don't think the public's perceptions about crime could be being purposely misled by RWM do ya? From the Times' piece........

• Videos of extreme but rare crimes can go viral today. On social media, people post videos of looting flash mobs or thieves ramming cars into stores. “There are millions of property crimes a year,” said Jeff Asher of the research firm AH Datalytics. As a result, people can always find outlandish anecdotes, even if crime is down.
• Conservative media has promoted these videos as evidence of disorder in liberal cities and under President Biden.

Without banning guns?

How can this be?

 

[Godboy]

The U.S. is on course to end 2023 with one of the largest annual drops in homicides on record, according to preliminary figures from AH Datalytics, a data analysis firm.

Why it matters: The findings appear to be at odds with Americans' perception of crime both in their communities and in the rest of the country.

• More than three-quarters (77%) of Americans believe crime has increased in the U.S. since last year, according to a Gallup survey of 1,009 adults released last month.
• A majority (55%) also said crime was rising in their local area.
• "Both figures are similar to what Gallup measured last year and rank among the most pessimistic readings in the respective trends," the company said.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/28/us-murder-violent-crime-rates-drop

Is the U.S. in the middle of a shoplifting wave? Target and other retail chains have warned of widespread theft. News outlets have amplified the story. On social media, people have posted videos of thieves looting stores.

But the increase in shoplifting appears to be limited to a few cities, rather than being truly national. In most of the country, retail theft has been lower this year than it was a few years ago, according to police data. There are some exceptions, particularly New York City, where shoplifting has spiked. But outside New York, shoplifting incidents in major cities have fallen 7 percent since 2019, before the Covid pandemic.

Why has the issue nonetheless received so much attention? Today’s newsletter tries to answer that question while taking a deeper look at recent shoplifting trends.

Is Shoplifting Really Surging?

Claims that the U.S. is in the middle of a retail theft wave are exaggerated.

www.nytimes.com

Gee, you don't think the public's perceptions about crime could be being purposely misled by RWM do ya? From the Times' piece........

• Videos of extreme but rare crimes can go viral today. On social media, people post videos of looting flash mobs or thieves ramming cars into stores. “There are millions of property crimes a year,” said Jeff Asher of the research firm AH Datalytics. As a result, people can always find outlandish anecdotes, even if crime is down.
• Conservative media has promoted these videos as evidence of disorder in liberal cities and under President Biden.

They saw "drops" after record high numbers? Do you even understand how incredibly disingenuous this OP is? They are still at record high numbers!!! Crime is fucking rampant. Carjackings, mass looting, assaults, EVERYTHING is up from where is was.

 

[Polishprince]

Your statistics really shoot to hell the Liberal Theorem that the lack of gun control is causing crime to rise, so its absolutely necessary to do.

 

[Fueri]

From op's own source

• The nationwide drop also follows the roughly 30% increase in murders in 2020. That means that despite this year's drop, homicides remain slightly elevated compared to 2019.

:: golf clap::

 

[1srelluc]

OP is chock full of shit.....This is DC crime alone.​

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2023 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison*​

As of December 29, 2023

The statistics below reflect the data entered into MPD's records management system as of 12 am on the date above. These numbers are based on DC Code Offense definitions and do NOT reflect Part I crime totals as reported to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). This report should be considered ‘preliminary’ in nature. The reports are subject to change due to subsequent determinations related to amendments in classification, unfounded cases or changes in offense definitions.

Offense	2022	2023	Percent Change
Homicide	201	272	35%
Sex Abuse	161	166	3%
Assault w/ a Dangerous Weapon	1,382	1,393	1%
Robbery	2,053	3,454	68%
Violent Crime - Total	3,797	5,285	39%
Burglary	1,045	1,086	4%
Motor Vehicle Theft	3,705	6,795	83%
Theft from Auto	7,765	7,717	-1%
Theft (Other)	10,718	13,260	24%
Arson	4	11	175%
Property Crime - Total	23,237	28,869	24%
All Crime - Total	27,034	34,154	26%

District Crime Data at a Glance | mpdc

2024 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison* As of March 27, 2024

mpdc.dc.gov

The only one down is Theft from Auto and that is because folks have quit reporting them.

 

[theHawk]

So lefty cities and states stop even reporting or prosecuting many of these crimes, so that statistic goes down, when in reality it keeps going up.

You idiots aren’t fooling anyone.

 

[Oddball]

OP is chock full of shit.....This is DC crime alone.​

​

2023 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison*​

As of December 29, 2023

The statistics below reflect the data entered into MPD's records management system as of 12 am on the date above. These numbers are based on DC Code Offense definitions and do NOT reflect Part I crime totals as reported to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). This report should be considered ‘preliminary’ in nature. The reports are subject to change due to subsequent determinations related to amendments in classification, unfounded cases or changes in offense definitions.

Offense	2022	2023	Percent Change
Homicide	201	272	35%
Sex Abuse	161	166	3%
Assault w/ a Dangerous Weapon	1,382	1,393	1%
Robbery	2,053	3,454	68%
Violent Crime - Total	3,797	5,285	39%
Burglary	1,045	1,086	4%
Motor Vehicle Theft	3,705	6,795	83%
Theft from Auto	7,765	7,717	-1%
Theft (Other)	10,718	13,260	24%
Arson	4	11	175%
Property Crime - Total	23,237	28,869	24%
All Crime - Total	27,034	34,154	26%

District Crime Data at a Glance | mpdc

2024 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison* As of March 27, 2024

mpdc.dc.gov

The only one down is Theft from Auto and that is because folks have quit reporting them.

Axios....That's all you need to know.

 

[Moonglow]

So lefty cities and states stop even reporting or prosecuting many of these crimes, so that statistic goes down, when in reality it keeps going up.

You idiots aren’t fooling anyone.

Show us the numbers they are hiding and how you obtained them..

 

[1srelluc]

Axios....That's all you need to know.

Maybe Daily Kook and Mother Jones will back him up.

It's funny, there was a guy on FOX this morning who closed one of his restaurants in DC due to the crime his patrons were experiencing and he had the same print-out from DCMPD that I posted.

He told of a Red Cross van feeding the homeless that got carjacked. I mean WTF are the goblins going to do with a red cross food van?

 

[Polishprince]

So lefty cities and states stop even reporting or prosecuting many of these crimes, so that statistic goes down, when in reality it keeps going up.

You idiots aren’t fooling anyone.

If someone is in a shithole Big City, why bother calling the police if you are a victim? I suppose if you need a police report for the insurance company, but otherwise why bother? The market owner that George Floyd robbed by passing a phony 20 to in Minneapolis regrets calling the police. Next time that happens, he'll know just to dumpsterize counterfeiters.

 

[Dr.Know]

ITS AN ELECTION YEAR ,, of course they will print bullshit because the DemonRats need something to run on.

 

[Moonglow]

If someone is in a shithole Big City, why bother calling the police if you are a victim? I suppose if you need a police report for the insurance company, but otherwise why bother? The market owner that George Floyd robbed by passing a phony 20 to in Minneapolis regrets calling the police. Next time that happens, he'll know just to dumpsterize counterfeiters.

Same with the shithole country, if no one is around why report a crime when you can bury the body?

 

[Moonglow]

ITS AN ELECTION YEAR ,, of course they will print bullshit because the DemonRats need something to run on.

Unlike the GOP which never uses an issue to run a campaign on...not, duh.

 

[Blaster]

The U.S. is on course to end 2023 with one of the largest annual drops in homicides on record, according to preliminary figures from AH Datalytics, a data analysis firm.

Why it matters: The findings appear to be at odds with Americans' perception of crime both in their communities and in the rest of the country.

• More than three-quarters (77%) of Americans believe crime has increased in the U.S. since last year, according to a Gallup survey of 1,009 adults released last month.
• A majority (55%) also said crime was rising in their local area.
• "Both figures are similar to what Gallup measured last year and rank among the most pessimistic readings in the respective trends," the company said.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/28/us-murder-violent-crime-rates-drop

Is the U.S. in the middle of a shoplifting wave? Target and other retail chains have warned of widespread theft. News outlets have amplified the story. On social media, people have posted videos of thieves looting stores.

But the increase in shoplifting appears to be limited to a few cities, rather than being truly national. In most of the country, retail theft has been lower this year than it was a few years ago, according to police data. There are some exceptions, particularly New York City, where shoplifting has spiked. But outside New York, shoplifting incidents in major cities have fallen 7 percent since 2019, before the Covid pandemic.

Why has the issue nonetheless received so much attention? Today’s newsletter tries to answer that question while taking a deeper look at recent shoplifting trends.

Is Shoplifting Really Surging?

Claims that the U.S. is in the middle of a retail theft wave are exaggerated.

www.nytimes.com

Gee, you don't think the public's perceptions about crime could be being purposely misled by RWM do ya? From the Times' piece........

• Videos of extreme but rare crimes can go viral today. On social media, people post videos of looting flash mobs or thieves ramming cars into stores. “There are millions of property crimes a year,” said Jeff Asher of the research firm AH Datalytics. As a result, people can always find outlandish anecdotes, even if crime is down.
• Conservative media has promoted these videos as evidence of disorder in liberal cities and under President Biden.

'The city is in crisis:' DC hits grim milestone with highest murder rate in 2 decades

With D.C. now sitting at 250 murders so far this year, the city has hit a grim milestone: most murders in more than two decades.

wjla.com

 

[berg80]

They saw "drops" after record high numbers? Do you even understand how incredibly disingenuous this OP is? They are still at record high numbers!!! Crime is fucking rampant. Carjackings, mass looting, assaults, EVERYTHING is up from where is was.

Why it matters: The findings appear to be at odds with Americans' perception of crime both in their communities and in the rest of the country.

• More than three-quarters (77%) of Americans believe crime has increased in the U.S. since last year, according to a Gallup survey of 1,009 adults released last month.
• A majority (55%) also said crime was rising in their local area.
• "Both figures are similar to what Gallup measured last year and rank among the most pessimistic readings in the respective trends," the company said.

I'll count you among the misinformed.

 

[berg80]

ITS AN ELECTION YEAR ,, of course they will print bullshit because the DemonRats need something to run on.

IRONY ALERT!

 

[Votto]

From op's own source

• The nationwide drop also follows the roughly 30% increase in murders in 2020. That means that despite this year's drop, homicides remain slightly elevated compared to 2019.

:: golf clap::

Killjoy!!

 

[Godboy]

Why it matters: The findings appear to be at odds with Americans' perception of crime both in their communities and in the rest of the country.

• More than three-quarters (77%) of Americans believe crime has increased in the U.S. since last year, according to a Gallup survey of 1,009 adults released last month.
• A majority (55%) also said crime was rising in their local area.
• "Both figures are similar to what Gallup measured last year and rank among the most pessimistic readings in the respective trends," the company said.

I'll count you among the misinformed.

Crime IS rising. You are saying that because there was a drop in murders, that means that ALL crime is dropping. You are implying that because murders have dropped from their peak highs, that means that we no longer have a high murder rate.

You are a fucking liar. Aint no one buying any of your horseshit.

 

[1srelluc]

I'll count you among the misinformed.

And I'll count you among the retarded.