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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
If the statistics show a decrease in crime, I have to wonder if it is simply less people reporting crime, or less charges from the prosecutors, because people are realizing that our legal system is so pathetic, that reporting these crimes is just a waste of time and money?
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Police reported Crime stats have been increasing the last few years.
2012 was a low point and is still used as the main source for claiming a drop in crime. Since 2012, REPORTED crime has increased. There is quite a bit of discussion as to what caused the crime rates to drop up to 2012, including the simple correlation to the types of crimes included. Perhaps crime did not actually drop, just an effect of the way stats were compiled.
In other words, there continues to be a misconception of what is really going on. It is time for people to stop repeating the false narrative that crime is going down.
This graph from a couple years ago will hopefully re-educate a few. Things got even worse in 2016.....
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