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Amishman

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30. Here are DoJ published stats

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 02:44 PM

Nov 2022

Again I want to stress that I believe this is evidence of the impact of economic inequality.

https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/revcoa18.pdf
60.4% of population, 45.9% of violent crime
DoJ publication, see table 1.

The numbers and statistics exist to document this. Better to accept it and understand the actual likely cause - economic inequality, than just ignore it.

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What crime infested hellhole do Republicans live in? Why is "crime" always their message? [View all] In It to Win It Nov 2022 OP

Their voters are fearful cowards. Patterson Nov 2022 #1

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+1, uponit7771 Nov 2022 #33

+1, uponit7771 Nov 2022 #34

Yup. Crime means a white person getting attacked by a black or brown person Mr.Mystery Nov 2022 #44

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Life is very difficult here due to violent crime & horrid roads SheltieLover Nov 2022 #4

Crime should be the #1 consideration - FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #5

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This link says otherwise. Crime rate hadn't increased. Kaleva Nov 2022 #14

It definitely has in Minneapolis iemanja Nov 2022 #16

Which means the crime rate has gone down in other areas Kaleva Nov 2022 #22

How do you figure that? iemanja Nov 2022 #36

If the overall crime rate has not changed, then if it went up in certain areas, Kaleva Nov 2022 #41

"Law and Order" moondust Nov 2022 #10

Fear makes them controllable. They think they are all victims. LakeArenal Nov 2022 #11

THIS Lemon Lyman Nov 2022 #12

Crime rate has remained stable over the past few years Kaleva Nov 2022 #15

All my republican political ads in Texas made this point. chriscan64 Nov 2022 #17

Media and Fear. Xolodno Nov 2022 #18

It's not what they see themselves, it's what they hear on TV Amishman Nov 2022 #19

True. betsuni Nov 2022 #21

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Because "crime" is a dogwhistle for "race." It's not about actual crime statistics. It's about a WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #23

Go look at the crime statistics. It will shock you to see all the crime committed by whites, yet we Solomon Nov 2022 #24

They play the game because it works, not because it's rooted in reality. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #25

at risk of repeating a rightwing talking point, whites are underrepresented in crime stats Amishman Nov 2022 #27

I don't think this is true. The federal goverment Solomon Nov 2022 #29

Here are DoJ published stats Amishman Nov 2022 #30

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And your comment is the problem... brooklynite Nov 2022 #28

This. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #38

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