cawsby [he/him] to politics • 3 years agoRepublicans perception of crime in their neighborhoods is now completely divorced from reality - 27 points higher than Democrats.imagemessage-square28 fedilinkarrow-up188file-text
arrow-up188imageRepublicans perception of crime in their neighborhoods is now completely divorced from reality - 27 points higher than Democrats.cawsby [he/him] to politics • 3 years agomessage-square28 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehexaflexagonbear [he/him]hexbear24·3 years agoAlso we shouldn't freak out about year to year increases when they occur because crime is already near all time lows. link
minus-squareinfuziSporg [e/em/eir]hexbear2·edit-23 years agoHard to say about all-time because of the reporting rate, but definitely 40- or even 50-year lows. link
minus-squarehexaflexagonbear [he/him]hexbear2·3 years agoI think sexual assault is up in recent decades, but I imagine that's more to do with victims coming forward more often now. link
Also we shouldn't freak out about year to year increases when they occur because crime is already near all time lows.
Hard to say about all-time because of the reporting rate, but definitely 40- or even 50-year lows.
I think sexual assault is up in recent decades, but I imagine that's more to do with victims coming forward more often now.