The First FBI Crime Report Issued Under Trump Is Missing A Ton Of Info

[KelleyKramer]

I think we can go ahead and declare the Trump Administration the most incompetent in US history ...



The First FBI Crime Report Issued Under Trump Is Missing A Ton Of Info


https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-first-fbi-crime-report-issued-under-trump-is-missing-a-ton-of-info/amp/

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Every year, the FBI releases a report that is considered the gold standard for tracking crime statistics in the United States: the Crime in the United States report, a collection of crime statistics gathered from over 18,000 law-enforcement agencies in cities around the country. But according to an analysis by FiveThirtyEight, the 2016 Crime in the United States report — the first released under President Trump’s administration — contains close to 70 percent fewer data tables than the 2015 version did, a removal that could affect analysts’ understanding of crime trends in the country. The removal comes after consecutive years in which violent crime rose nationally, and it limits access to high-quality crime data that could help inform solutions.

Published under the auspices of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the Crime in the United States report contains national data on homicides, violent crimes, arrests, clearances and police employment that has been collected since the 1960s. The UCR’s report is an invaluable resource for researchers who track national crime trends and is a rich reference database for journalists and members of the general public who are interested in official crime statistics. Among the data missing from the 2016 report is information on arrests, the circumstances of homicides (such as the relationships between victims and perpetrators), and the only national estimate of annual gang murders.

Changes to the UCR’s yearly report are not unheard of, and the press release that accompanies the 2016 report, which was published in late September, acknowledges the removal of some tables, saying that the UCR program had “streamlined the 2016 edition.” But changes to the report typically go through a body called the Advisory Policy Board (APB), which is responsible for managing and reviewing operational issues for a number of FBI programs. This time they did not.

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The data missing from the report is mostly about arrests and homicides. There were 51 tables of arrest data in the 2015 report, and there are only seven 2 in the 2016 report. Data about clearance rates — essentially the percentage of crimes solved — was covered in four tables in 2015 but just one in 2016. The expanded offense data — information collected by the FBI beyond the number of crimes committed, such as the type of weapon used or the location of a crimes — went from 23 tables in 2015 to 6 in 2016.

Much more on the link

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-first-fbi-crime-report-issued-under-trump-is-missing-a-ton-of-info/amp/


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[mercuryblues]

1. trump said

he was going to bring the crime rate down. He didn't say how. Now you know why he never offered any policy specifics. All you have to do to bring the crime rate down is to order the FBI not to report it.

[Angry Dragon]

2. LOL---------------NOT

[Achilleaze]

3. This is a KGOP "Alternative Spin Report"

KGOP republicans* want the crime scene to appear a certain way - ready for some kristofascist boot stompin - so of course they distort, distract and lie. That is their MO.

* Under the herky-jerky "command" of Comrade Casino, their five-time Draft-Dodging republican Dotard.

[Vinca]

4. I guess if there are no arrests or homicides we don't need gun control.

More likely it's just the continuation of lack of staff and total disorganization of anything remotely connected to Trump.