Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong.
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Almost 80 percent of Americans, and 92 percent of Republicans, think crime has gone up. It actually fell in 2023. An expert blames a familiar culprit for the mistaken impression.

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If people aren’t panicked, they wouldn’t elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.

  • cantstopthesignalEnglish
    114·
    11 months ago

    The social media algorithms know that images of violence boost engagement

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      Also me.

      My wife’s family refuses to visit because my city is a crime infested Mad Max-eaque hellhole. Which isn’t true. But I don’t correct them because I really don’t like spending time with them.

      • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        11 months ago

        You know if you weren’t roving around screaming “I am the knight rider a fuel infected suicide machine” they wouldn’t get the Mad Max vibe. Here come in my weird helicopter thing, and I will show you.