The data isn’t trustworthy and underestimates the true count of crime. For one, cities and states have highly variable rules on what they record and report. Second, the trend of releasing offenders and understaffing police departments has led to citizens simply not reporting many crimes - what’s the point of reporting anything and losing time if no one investigates and even convicted offenders are just released. Third, the west coast of the US has run the experiment on an alternative approach, restorative justice, and it obviously doesn’t work. The last 15 years are evidence of this - leniency induces crime.
This has nothing to do with the “alt-right” or “conservative news” you brought up. Ironically it seems like you’re making this political, despite complaining about politicization.
This has nothing to do with the “alt-right” or “conservative news” you brought up. Ironically it seems like you’re making this political, despite complaining about politicization.