Why the General Public Is So Bad At Interpreting Crime Trends
The New York Times quizzed their readers on crime statistics, and has now released a report showing common areas of confusion or misperception. Most readers thought Chicago was the murder capital of the country. Readers also thought New York City was more violent than...Analysis Shows Crime Plummeted As Pandemic Began
A new paper examines crime data before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and makes some interesting findings. The pandemic appears to have had a marked effect on crime, as criminal incidents and arrests for many offenses plummeted just before stay-at-home orders were...Newsletter
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