| I just don't buy that it evens out. For example, go here: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crim... Look at Florida: "The 2022 estimated Crime statistics for Florida are based on data received from 403 of 758 participating law enforcement agencies in the state that year." That's 54% participation. Look at Oregon: "The 2022 estimated Crime statistics for Oregon are based on data received from 215 of 236 participating law enforcement agencies in the state that year." That's 91% participation. Why don't police departments in Florida report? Why aren't Floridians demanding that reporting? Florida has incarceration rates double of Oregon by the way. Do Floridians not want to look at that uncomfortable fact? Portland has been pilloried in the news the last few years as the example of liberalism gone wrong. But, IMHO, liberals are asking questions about law enforcement, and when you report fully, there are going to be examples of wrong doing. If you just don't report, then it is easy to hide. A few days ago I had to collect the body of my cat from the Polk County Florida sheriff's department so I called to make sure I had the hours of operation right. I was on hold and told over and over "Crime is at a 50 year low!" It felt like propaganda, and it feels even more so like propaganda after seeing the above. |