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.

  • GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I think people forget that the phrase “If it bleeds it leads.” for local news.

    The news’ job is to tell us about the weird not so likely thing. But if that is all you ever see and hear then it must be happening more often.