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Originally Posted by bobtodrick
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Interesting statistics. I agree, with social media, we are getting exposed to a lot more details that we wouldn't have been before. Also, more of us are living in more urbanized settings.
So, looking at that page, there's this quote:
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Experts have not reached a consensus on why crime has been declining since the 1990s, but several factors have been cited as possible explanations. These factors include an aging population, changing policing practices and strategies, the rise of technology, shifts in unemployment, variations in alcohol consumption, neighbourhood characteristics, or changing attitudes towards illegal and risky behaviour.
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The bold section expresses a portion of the comment I made previously - differences in perception of what is lawful, ethical etc. in a dishomogenous society.
Back in the day, you'd get a ticket for spitting on the sidewalk. Now you're more likely to get a ticket for lighting up a cigarette than you are for lighting up a joint.
I know for a fact that my perception of the effects of crime have been affected by word-of-mouth experiences of myself and my friends - no social media required. When I go to visit friends and find, for the first time in forty years, that I have to unlock their gate in order to go up their driveway, that's telling me something. Or like mentioned before, we had our rifles in the rear window gun rack, little concern of theft...
I'm also noting that, talking with some people, they just don't bother reporting petty theft anymore. This is commonly due to past experiences that were met with inaction/ambivalence by the constabulary. "Why bother?" they say.
So yes, interesting statistics. We all know what they say about statistics and bikinis...
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