America’s Great Crime Decline Is Over(theatlantic.com)
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America’s Great Crime Decline Is Over
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/is-americas-great-crime-decline-over/618381/
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I would argue that white collar crime is up as well and procecussion his severely lagging behind. There is a lot of scamming going on.
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/publications
Instead it looks like we had a rise in violent crime from 2014 to 2016 and then further decline through 2019. Although I can't find good data for 2020, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt given all the rioting that happened over last year.
Even though there were more violent crimes in 2019 than in 2013 before the rise, it was only by about ~50,000 offenses on a scale of 1.25 million. Noticeable for sure, but it doesn't seem obvious that "Our Great Crime Decline" is by any means over.
Also interesting how we talk about 'brutal police tactics' causing 'harm' that are unfortunately 'necessary to prevent criminal violence'. I guess citizens are 'violent' and the state is merely 'harmful'. If we are going to have a discussion on violence we may as well address the state's implied monopoly on it; and thus the real reason why guns are a 'problem' in America.