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nartarf t1_iuw5oe1 wrote

Reply to comment by silas_shepherd in Huge State Police Presence on I-95 S Just Past Belvidere Overpass (Unrelated to Yesterday) by HopocalypseNow

Crime is not increasing. You might just consume a lot of fear based “news”

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weasol12 t1_iuwgyce wrote

Hate crimes are rising sharply. That might be what's driving such a steep increase.

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kneel_yung t1_iuwu97x wrote

The current upward trench is not necessarily indicative of anything particular other than random statistical variations, since the larger trend over the last 25 years is that violent crime is down tremendously.

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