[alksdjf89243]

> also the fact that crime is down...

This is not a fact. What is a fact is that many police departments stopped reporting crimes, so there are fewer crimes being reported, not that there are fewer crimes being committed.

https://www.aol.com/thousands-police-depts-stop-reporting-00...

There are myriad reasons why, but stemming the upward trend of reported violence makes politicians look better and we all know how honest politicians are.