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purplepickles82 t1_iu0r1s7 wrote

Seriously wtf is this world coming to?

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tehmlem t1_iu0rg5x wrote

An objectively more peaceful and less dangerous era, provided we don't kill ourselves with the byproducts of rampant overconsumption. Our "crime wave" puts us well below the level of violent crime in the 90s which was itself well below the 70s which was itself an era with far less violent crime than those proceeding it.

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[deleted] t1_iu1bonz wrote

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GoldWallpaper t1_iu1faji wrote

> we also just sort of neatly tucked it into a few big cities

Don't let Republican talking points fool you.

Here are the 10 states with the highest crime rates:

New Mexico - 6,462.03 per 100,000 people
Louisiana - 6,408.22 per 100,000 people
Colorado - 6,090.76 per 100,000 people
South Carolina - 5,972.84 per 100,000 people
Arkansas - 5,898.75 per 100,000 people
Oklahoma - 5,869.82 per 100,000 people
Washington - 5,758.57 per 100,000 people
Tennessee - 5,658.30 per 100,000 people
Oregon - 5,609.89 per 100,000 people
Missouri - 5,604.78 per 100,000 people
(Source)

Yeah, many cities are getting worse. That doesn't change the fact that they're not all that dangerous compared to previous years, or that rural areas aren't seeing the same types of increases.

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