Opinion by Jennifer Rubin: “Republicans demonstrate utter indifference to real issues while hyping fake ones.”
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Despite being hyped endlessly on right-wing media and featured in innumerable mainstream reports, crime rates fell, according to the nonpartisan. Its figures show “the number of homicides in 2022 was 4% lower than counts recorded in 2021, representing 242 fewer murders in the 27 cities that publicly report monthly homicide data.” Although the homicide rate was higher than pre-pandemic levels, homicides are nevertheless at “about half the historical nationwide peaks in 1980 and 1991.
Other good news: Aggravated assaults are down, as are drug crimes. However, “Robberies , nonresidential burglaries , larcenies , and motor vehicle thefts all increased from 2021 to 2022. Residential burglaries fell by 2%.”Quite plainly, the GOP hysteria surrounding crime does not correspond to reality. The real-world picture is at worst mixed, with violent crimes against people declining and property thefts rising — perhaps a sign of return to more normal work patterns and the end of shutdowns.
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