US Crime Rate Drops to ‘Historic’ Lows With Murders, Rapes, and Robbery Plunging, New Statistics Show - eviltoast
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    122·
    5 months ago

    Well, I’d say that trust in the police and the 911 system is also at an all-time low, which could result in fewer crimes being reported to them.

    Not that I think it’s actually a significant enough amount to account for the notable reported decrease, but you asked….

    • btaf45@lemmy.worldOP
      74·
      5 months ago

      Well, I’d say that trust in the police…is also at an all-time low

      Because of Treason Trump’s attacks on our justice system, law enforcement officers, and the rule of law in general?

      which could result in fewer crimes being reported to them.

      So you are saying that Sex Offender Trump is actively enshitifying the country.

      • pearable@lemmy.ml
        7·
        5 months ago

        I’m a lot less likely to report a crime after the George Floyd murder. Granted violent crime, like murder, tends to get reported regardless of a person’s personal feelings about police, and reported murders are down