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92% of Republicans, 78% of independents and 58% of Democrats believe crime is rising, as crime rates plummet (1ft.io)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If people aren't panicked, they wouldn't elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The claim that crime is down is based entirely on voluntarily statistical reports submitted to the FBI by police departments? Seems kinds of thin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm curious, do you have any ideas about where else we could get crime statistics?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's not really my point, is it?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well, what is your point? If we can't trust the statistics we do have "because police are just making them up", then ... we know nothing at all about crime levels? That doesn't seem helpful. You must have some idea of what could be done better.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago

Exactly what I said. That the data is thin.

you must have some idea of what could be done better.

If I don't, does that invalidate my point? Does the cited data become more reliable somehow?