Archive - Jeff-alytics

November 2024

Trying to Explain Plunging Crime in New Orleans

It's probably not what you think.

Nov 25 •

Why the FBI's 2023 Estimates Were Likely Better Than Recent Years

Digging deep into the monthly crime data.

Nov 18 •

How Many Murders Were There In New York City Last Year?

Making sense of confusing and conflicting crime data.

Nov 11 •

Exploring the Chasm Between How Democrats and Republicans Perceive Crime Trends

Partisanship is a helluva drug.

Nov 4 •

October 2024

An Overview of US Crime and Policing Trends

Where things stand heading into the first week of November 2024.

Oct 31 •

Be Careful With Preliminary Crime Data

Monthly crime data from the FBI is coming, here's why you'll need to be careful.

Oct 28 •

How The FBI Estimates Missing Data And Why You Should Keep Ignoring 2021

The FBI's estimation methodology isn't well suited for estimating tons of missing data.

Oct 21 •

The 2021 Estimates Aren't Suddenly Reliable

I want to address two points that have popped up this week regarding crime data.

Oct 17 •

Hate Crime Data is Still a Mess but Anti-Jewish Hate Crime Likely Rose in 2023

Time for the annual stroll through hate crimes data.

Oct 14 •

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