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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore
In spite of the facts, and like so many other things where facts show differently, a lot of people will still simply refuse to believe...that overall crime in America has went down in the last 25 years.
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Stat #5 in your graphic seems to contradict stats #1 and #2 in the same graphic. In other words, in stats 1 and 2, there's unequivocal statements about certain types of crime happening at lower rates. And then comes stat 5:
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5. Most crimes are not reported to police, and most reported crimes are not solved. In its annual survey, BJS asks victims of crime whether they reported that crime to police. In 2018, only 43% of violent crimes tracked by BJS were reported to police. And in the much more common category of property crime, only about a third (34%) were reported. There are a variety of reasons crime might not be reported, including a feeling that police “would not or could not do anything to help” or that the crime is “a personal issue or too trivial to report,” according to BJS.
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