mjtDec 16, 2023

“FBI data…found that violent crime dropped 8%, while property crime fell 6.3% to what would be its lowest level since 1961 […]

“Murder plummeted in the United States in 2023 at one of the fastest rates of decline ever recorded…and every category of major crime except auto theft declined.

“Yet 92% of Republicans, 78% of independents and 58% of Democrats believe crime is rising, the Gallup survey shows.”

Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/people-think-crime-rate-up-actually-down-rcna129585

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

Crime in the United States has declined significantly over the last year, according to new FBI data. Yet 77% of Americans think crime is rising.

NBC News
Show threadRaleigh Straight

@mjt "Crime is rising" is just “white people feel threatened.” By what? Anything not centered on, and primarily beneficial to, white people. Of course.

The dishonest howling of retailers about shoplifting—which happened in San Franscisco because the DA was investigating corruption, so she had to go—probably hasn't helped.

Dec 16, 2023 at 8:53pmWeb
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