The clearance rates from the 60's are shockingly high. Is it possible they were "too high", as in there were far too many false arrests in that era? Things like DNA identification didn't exist and surveillance cameras were rare, so I'd think it would be even harder to be certain that you grabbed the right guy in many cases.
I'm also wondering if anyone has any good explanation for what clearance rates have been falling. I looked at clearance rate changes since 1976 here: https://theusaindata.pythonanywhere.com/murder_trends and they actually rose for many demographics, such as older people, children and women, but they've been falling for young black males.
The clearance rates from the 60's are shockingly high. Is it possible they were "too high", as in there were far too many false arrests in that era? Things like DNA identification didn't exist and surveillance cameras were rare, so I'd think it would be even harder to be certain that you grabbed the right guy in many cases.
I'm also wondering if anyone has any good explanation for what clearance rates have been falling. I looked at clearance rate changes since 1976 here: https://theusaindata.pythonanywhere.com/murder_trends and they actually rose for many demographics, such as older people, children and women, but they've been falling for young black males.
Clearance rates rising suggests again dropping crime rates, as more time can be devoted to solving crimes.
What you really should be looking at are arrest rates.