One would
never know
this if they
only watched
certain media
outlets...
"Homicides in American cities are falling at the fastest pace in decades, bringing them close to levels they were at before a pandemic-era jump," the Wall Street Journal reports. "Nationwide, homicides dropped around 20% in
politicalwire.com
Do you ever have a real point ???? This seems to be another "I'm brilliant and you aren't because what I know comes from the right places"
Anyway I've seen several places that show the stats have been jimmied by re-classifying crimes
Anyway, WHAT are you celebrating
NYC murders are down — but not for women and girls
With 2022 nearly over, 73 women and girls have been killed this year, at least a seven-year high, even as overall murders decline.
nypost.com
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Unsolved Murders: A National Crisis
Chicago is not alone. Clearance rates in other big cities wracked by recent crime waves, including Baltimore, New Orleans, and Detroit, are also in long-term decline.
Nor is it only large, high-crime cities. Murder clearance rates have been falling nationwide for half a century, according to FBI data compiled by the
Murder Accountability Project.
In 1965, the nationwide clearance rate for homicide was 91%; in 2017, it was just over 61%.
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ANd you imply what is clearly FALSE
Then, in 2020, murders rose by an estimated 25 percent. As Princeton sociologist Pat Sharkey
previously told me, “Last year was clearly the most violent year of the [21st] century so far.”