Violent crime at historic lows…..Thanks Brandon!!

[hal9000]

Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong.

Almost 80 percent of Americans, and 92 percent of Republicans, think crime has gone up. It actually fell in 2023. An expert blames a familiar culprit for the mistaken impression.

www.nbcnews.com

Reported violent crime rate in the U.S. 2022 | Statista

In 2022, the violent crime rate in the United States was 369.8 cases per 100,000 of the population.

www.statista.com

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/29/1222252493/the-u-s-saw-a-big-drop-in-shootings-in-2023#:~:text=Live%20Sessions-,The%20U.S.%20saw%20a%20big%20drop%20in%20shootings%20in%202023,almost%20synonymous%20with%20gun%20violence

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[Pico]

Appease the animals! Give them cheese!

 

[Lance Mannion]

Because of Joe Biden, Chicago is very nearly as safe as Kabul.

 

[GromsDad]

What sort of dishonest statistical manipulation is this thread based on?

 

[gbg]

Statistics have been used to fool people for a long time. Suckers.

 

[hal9000]

What sort of dishonest statistical manipulation is this thread based on?

what you think is happening and what’s actually happening are two different things. your cognitive dissonance must be off the charts

Homicide numbers poised to hit a record decline nationwide. But most Americans think murder is on the rise

With less than a week to go in 2023, the nation is poised to finish the year with its biggest yearly drop in homicides on record.

abcnews.go.com

‘It is historic’: U.S. sees dramatic drop in homicides, violent crime in 2023

Data from law enforcement agencies nationwide shows a decrease in the double-digits

www.police1.com

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Crime in 2023: Murder Plummeted, Violent and Property Crime Likely Fell Nationally

These trends stand in sharp contrast with polling showing 3 in 4 Americans think crime rose this year.

jasher.substack.com

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[GromsDad]

If its on Substack it must be true. Just like RollingStone.com

 

[hal9000]

If its on Substack it must be true. Just like RollingStone.com

unlike you the author knows how to cite primary sources

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement

YTD Murder Comparison - Dashboards - AH Datalytics

www.ahdatalytics.com

https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/quarterly

 

[hal9000]

 

[GromsDad]

 

[hal9000]

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like i said. what you think is happening and what‘s actually happening are not the same.

americans are very emotional people who have a tendency to catastrophize the world around them

 

[GromsDad]

americans are very emotional people who have a tendency to catastrophize the world around them

Now you’re bringing up climate change.

 

[hal9000]

Homicides dropped by over 10% in America’s biggest cities in 2023 | CNN

After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly across the board in 2023 – even as the public’s concerns about crime remained at its highest in over two decades.

amp.cnn.com

this must be so difficult for you

 

[GromsDad]

Must be because there are so many more armed citizens. Make concealed carry the law of the land in all 50 states.

 

[hal9000]

i accept your concession

 

[GromsDad]

An armed society is a polite society.

 

[afoaf]

Statistics have been used to fool people for a long time. Suckers.

what a compelling argument you've constructed there, Gary!

 

[ghost_of_lewis_samuels]

Must be because there are so many more armed citizens. Make concealed carry the law of the land in all 50 states.

yikes, count me out.

Having every left wing nut job walking around armed seems like a terrible idea

 

[hal9000]

yikes, count me out.

Having every left wing nut job walking around armed seems like a terrible idea

i agree.

americans are far too emotional

 

[Pico]

yikes, count me out.

Having every left wing nut job walking around armed seems like a terrible idea

Let alone homeless crazy pushing a shopping cart to their blue tarp. Freeway underpasses become a war zone