Homicides in American cities are falling at the fastest pace in decades, bringing them close to levels they were at before a pandemic-era jump on.wsj.com/49ILof7
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Nationwide, homicides dropped around 20% in 133 cities from the beginning of the year through the end of March compared with the same period in 2023. The declines so far in 2024 mirror the steep declines in homicides of the late 1990s. on.wsj.com/43WO0VD
@WSJ That’s because there’s fewer arrests and convictions.
@WSJ Although, hard to believe with massive spikes in other crime.
@WSJ This is clearly bogus reporting! The FBI has made it much more complex to report crime, so many of the major cities have stopped reporting.