[Gigachad]

It's both. Some media spends every minute talking about it and some will completely ignore the topic even when its central to the topic being discussed. Also with social media, most people are seeing this themselves and bypassing commercial news.

[nemothekid]

It can't be both; crime cannot simultaneously be up and down.

[Gigachad]

Reporting of crime can be. Some news ignores it while some news overhypes it.