A reminder, property crime in the US has never been lower

[Johnny2X2X]

https://www.statista.com/statistics/191237/reported-property-crime-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/

All I see are people spreading fear about the crime wave. Well, the crime wave doesn't exist. Property crime is all time lows. It's just that with social media we hear more about the specifics.

Violent crime saw a spike in 2020 that it hasn't come down from, but even violent crime is still near 50 year lows.

All I hear on Facebook and Nextdoor from scared conservatives is about this severe crime wave. Well, the numbers simply don't show a crime wave of any sort. Please use the link I provided to spread some truth.

[sop]

1. From what I see, most of the violent crime is caused by Republicans refusal to act on gun control.

I guess Republicans are soft on crime.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. It's almost mass hysteria on my city's Nextdoor right now

Just post after post about the out of control crime in our city. And not just from old crusty white folks either. But this is what FOX and Sinclair are pushing 24/7 right now.

Crime is low. Home invasions and break ins rarely if ever happen in my county of 1 million people. The property crimes are mostly shoplifting or minor thefts, car break ins and such. Violent crime is either gang related or domestic disputes.

These people are whipped into a frenzy of fear right now. Unfamiliar cars driving down a residential street are warranting Nextdoor posts. Kids running by is seen as a sign of a crime wave. It's crazy.

[sop]

3. The hysteria about violent crime fits in neatly with their views on blacks, browns and immigrants.

[Maeve]

4. And blaming the "defend the police" slogan

My brother is sure the Pacific Northwest is wild with lawlessness because someone told him so...

[Johnny2X2X]

7. I visited San Francisco a few years back

Got back and was having lunch with some work colleagues I know are Cons, they were asking, "Were there homeless people everywhere?" I was puzzled, "No, I didn't see anyone who I thought might be homeless." And then I moved on, it wasn't until later I realized that FOX News talks about California and San Francisco non stop as being some lawless wasteland with mobs of zombified homeless people on every block.

Crime is low even in big cities. Is there homelessly in every big city across the country? Sure, but it's not like most of downtown San Francisco isn't free from obvious signs of homelessness.

[lame54]

9. I just got back from SF...

Clean and beautiful
Almost no homeless
Far from the hell hole I keep hearing about

Plus I saw a great show

PAVEMENT Rules

[Grins]

5. See John Oliver's show last Sunday!

On this very topic.

It was - WOW!

[Elessar Zappa]

6. Yes.

The 70s-90s were much more violent. This “crime wave” bullshit is a typical Republican scare tactic.

[rownesheck]

8. Oh! Don't forget about all the

Fentanyl laced candy this year at Halloween! Oh no! What are we gonna do?! I'm so scared!!!!

Dumbass scare tactics by dumbass people.

[TheProle]

10. Jury still out on violent crime though.

The estimated number of violent crimes in the U.S. decreased slightly in 2021, according to statistics released by the FBI — but the data is incomplete.

Why it matters: The figures from President Biden's first year come as Republicans seek to make crime a major issue before the midterms, an issue that polls show voters give an edge to the GOP.

By the numbers: Violent crime volume decreased by 1% in 2021, from 1,326,600 in 2020 to 1,313,200.

- The estimated number of murders increased from 22,000 in 2020 to 22,900 in 2021, a 4.3% increase.
- Rates of robberies decreased 8.9% from 2020 to 2021, contributing significantly to the decrease in overall violent crime.

Yes, but: Nearly 40% of law enforcement agencies nationwide, including the New York City Police Department and Los Angeles Police Department, failed to report their 2021 crime data to the FBI, according to data provided to Axios Local from a partnership with The Marshall Project.

- That will result in a data gap that experts say makes it harder to analyze crime trends and fact check claims politicians make about crime, reports The Marshall Project's Weihua Li.
- The FBI's annual data set is the country's foremost way to understand how crime across the U.S. is changing, measuring things like how many murders or rapes took place last year or how many people were arrested.

https://www.axios.com/2022/10/05/fbi-crime-data-2021-biden-first-year