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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:38 PM Original message |
Steady Decline in Major Crime Baffles Experts |
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LetTimmySmoke (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. End the failed War on Pot. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Crime levels are down from the pre-war on drugs levels. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
30. If you set aside 9/11, the oughts were safer for cops than the 50s. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Love your screen name |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Always good news... |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Face it, the crooks have gone to Wall Street or into politics. |
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thaddeus_flowe (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 03:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. Interesting and sound theories. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:25 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. I have a counter-theory: we're all criminals now. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 07:18 AM Response to Reply #42 |
60. Here's an example. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. That is an interesting proposition. The notion that you will get caught |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
63. I wouldn't get complacent ---I teach in inner city public schools |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. Is it that crime doesn't pay? |
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Iliyah (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Inside jobs |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. So you're saying there aren't enough cops to report the crimes to? |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Internet. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Or can't afford a getaway car anymore. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
49. Can't Afford Gas for the Getaway Car |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Lol! (nt) |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I agree, for different reason. The internet makes crooks look stupid. |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. No money for gasoline for getaway cars... |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. Fewer young people; aging population results in less crime. n/t |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Bada bing! n/t |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Steven Levitt tested that in Freakonomics. Found that population aging |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
76. He linked the crime drop to legal abortion. |
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SomeGuyInEagan (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
14. Clearly, the "experts" don't listen to NPR |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
50. And during the roaring 20's and the 50s and 60s crime rates rose |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. Murder, rape, robbery, assault..... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
31. I've seen numbers that say the only category of crime that is up... |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Abortion is legal and safe. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. You got it. It's been known for years now, that's the main reason for the drastic reduction in |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Freakonomics |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Correct . . . nt |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
70. This is obviously one of the major social determinants for lower crime rates. |
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MadLinguist (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. Hmm, ever seen "The Wire"? I suspect some widely adopted measurement standard |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. Or maybe..... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. It's funny; falling crime rates have been "stunning" analysts for 15 years |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:26 AM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Funny. |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:45 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. People do evolve... |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
57. Things may not take..... |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
25. Everyone has cell phones and cell phone cameras, that |
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dreamnightwind (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Sounds plausible to me |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:25 AM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Surveillance cameras, police cameras, too. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
53. Well, on the surface it sounds plausible.. |
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AndiMer (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
26. Recommend |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
27. Really? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Remember the 90s? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
28. Roe v. Wade and high incarceration rates |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 04:21 AM Response to Original message |
36. carry concealed laws??? i think so, put some fear into the crooks |
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MJJP21 (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
37. ABORTION |
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nobodyspecial (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. Freakanomics |
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modestybl (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. It is not "macabre" as you say... |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. thank you |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
39. Prolly due to Fudgy Math... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
40. More money to be made through Wall Street and legal pyramid schemes. |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
41. Over crowded courts and plea-bargaining are probably somewhat in play |
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Yon_Yonson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
44. Makes one wonder ... |
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dizbukhapeter (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Gun sales are through the roof |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #44 |
61. Maybe increased CCW laws really do reduce crime after all? |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #61 |
72. That hypothesis doesn't really hold up under scrutiny |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
46. Don't forget that we took lead out of gas in the 70s |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #46 |
73. you being series? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
47. That's because enforcement has little to do with it, all after the fact, so to speak. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
48. More Latinos=Less crime? |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #48 |
62. Look at Mexico, heh... |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. You wrote: |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Your theory... |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 06:55 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. No problem |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
52. Someone above said |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
56. A side-effect of Medical Marijuana? |
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Mr. Jefferson (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
58. That's because they are NOT experts. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
59. Well I guess they should be looking for another job, since clearly |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
64. Atheism? Seriously, there are few atheists incarcerated in prison |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
66. people have.... |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
71. I was attack fiercly on DU when I pointed this out in a discussion about rape in the US |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
74. Cattle rustling, horse thievery way down... white collar crime way up |
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Viking 1 (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
75. Damn! |
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