[xrd]

Isn't divesting different than police abolition?

Is anyone in this thread cognizant of some data that shows whether divestment has a correlation to actual crime data? I would really like to know.

There have been a lot of people talking about divesting. But, I wonder how much has actually occurred. And, whether in places where it has occurred, there has been demonstrated uptick in crime, or whether there are places where crime has risen alongside a marginal reduction in police forces (due to attrition, or whatever).

I would really like to see a factual discussion because it feels like the arguments are generally coming from a bias on both sides and the crime wave happening could be occurring because of number of contributing factors, not just divestment.

[emodendroket]

Well, first you'd have to find some place where it happened. I don't think there was much in that way, howls to the contrary notwithstanding. What people mean by the terms they throw around is a little inconsistent so I'm not going to hazard a guess as to exactly what the article writers think.