Democrats Run The Most Crime Ridden Cities In The US - But Is The Situation Even Worse Than We're Told?
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrats-run-most-crime-ridden-cities-us-situation-even-worse-were-toldIn the past year we have been seeing a lot of news stories stating something like this: “More Americans believe crime is up in their city, but public perception doesn’t always match reality.”
However, is the problem really public perception? Or is it the manner in which crime data is being collected in the past few years? The FBI's data collection is generally considered the most complete and accurate look at crime in the US and is referenced consistently by the media and by political leaders, but what if that information is now unreliable?
In January 2021, the FBI officially switched data collection methods from the Uniform Crime Reporting database to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). This was done right before Joe Biden entered the White House. The NIBRS system requires agencies to submit more detailed data, which has caused the transition to the new system to be slow. In 2021, only 63% of law enforcement agencies submitted NIBRS data to the FBI.
Crime numbers are unreliable. New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco have not released their actual crime numbers.
But what about leftist cities that are prominent in the news and social media with rampant crime? What about places like New York, LA and San Francisco? As mentioned earlier, many of these cities are not reporting full crime data to the FBI, using the new NIBRS system as an excuse. For example, the city of San Francisco does not plan to provide full and accurate crime reports to the FBI until 2025. That's right, they will withhold full crime stats until after the 2024 elections.
So, when you see Democrats like Joe Biden and Gavin Newsom bragging about lower crime or arguing about "exaggerated perceptions of crime," just remember that when the stats are incomplete, they can make those stats say whatever they want them to say. Ultimately, Americans can see the rising problem with their own eyes and the condescending nature of the political left's denials is only making matters worse by encouraging criminals to act with the assumption that they will go unnoticed.
