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2024-09-07 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Expert: Data Indicate Violent Crime Is Not Declining, It Is Just Not Being Reported

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-07 02:08|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top

#1 “Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.”
— Mark Twain

Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-07 05:45|| 2024-09-07 05:45|| Front Page Top

#2 SNARK ON.
So the National Crime Data is missing from more than 6,000 of the 18,000 US law enforcement agencies for 2023, as we go into an election year.

I am sure it wasn't intentional.
SNARK OFF.

ON A SERIOUS NOTE:
Each of the 6,000+ US law enforcement agencies should be required to return the Federal taxpayer $$$$ it was given for National Crime Reporting.

Posted by NN2N1 2024-09-07 06:49|| 2024-09-07 06:49|| Front Page Top

#3 OBTW: Checkout: 4 Reasons We Should Worry About Missing Crime Data

Posted by NN2N1 2024-09-07 06:55|| 2024-09-07 06:55|| Front Page Top

#4 OTOH__ why report a crime when there's a non-trivial chance you'll be the one arrestd?

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-07 09:39|| 2024-09-07 09:39|| Front Page Top

#5 In theory, managing things by the numbers is a great idea. In practice, it is easier to cook the books than influence the process you are tracking. It takes discipline not to cheat, especially if your bonus (or re-election) depends on those numbers.

Posted by SteveS 2024-09-07 11:52|| 2024-09-07 11:52|| Front Page Top

#6 "There are lies, damned lies and statistics"__SLC

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-07 14:15|| 2024-09-07 14:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Statistics are like POWs - torture them long enough and they'll tell you what you want to hear.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2024-09-07 17:59|| 2024-09-07 17:59|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Perfect BB!
Suggests repetition and negative reward for failure is formative.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-07 23:51|| 2024-09-07 23:51|| Front Page Top

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