{"id":345,"date":"2023-04-22T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T16:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbsully.com\/?p=345"},"modified":"2023-04-22T16:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T16:20:42","slug":"rising-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbsully.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/22\/rising-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Crime?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Much has been said lately about rising crime in the U.S. But how accurate are these claims?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Crime is on the rise. Massive spikes in crime. This is something you\u2019ve undoubtedly heard. I hear it all the time. Is it accurate though? Well, in a way, yes. But also, no, not at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What if I told you the crime rate has been approaching both record highs and record lows at the same time? Now, I\u2019m sure you\u2019re asking, how is that possible? Well, let\u2019s take a look at the numbers to find out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The data come from the FBI\u2019s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary Reporting System (SRS). This is what is usually used when discussing crime incidents as it comes from official police records. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it represent all crime that occurs in the U.S.? No. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UCR only includes four specific types of violent crime: (murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault). Along with four types of property crime (larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft (with its own separate category), burglary, and arson). <\/p>\n\n\n\n