A contributing factor in Michigan (and in particular Detroit) drop in 2024, so far, has been the shut down of a major auto theft ring. https://youtu.be/YIbQrgJH5ZY
I wonder if we have info on where Kias & Hyundais were owned. Stealing them requires the small effort to learn about the trick, but that in turn needs there be enough of them on the street at night to make it worthwhile—that there be a critical mass of them in the thieves’ operating territory to get expert
That’d speak to your supposition of much of the change coming from those brands
Hi Jeff: Regression. What goes up must come down and murder-vehicle theft statistics were through the roof.
There is a 3 percent decline in overall violence in metropolitan areas in 2023 (preliminary) where the vast majority of Americans live. That's not much of a decrease. The context for proceeding years (2020-2023) from the FBI isn't impressive as to declines, especially when the vast majority of crimes go unreported.
I'm happy for the reductions but overall, with the 44 percent increase in violence per the Bureau Of Justice Statistics, and lukewarm data as to overall decreases in violence based on FBI data, we still have a very long way to go.
For car thefts and murders, reported crime stats represent actual. Why is it that unreported crime has skyrocketed, and no one reports crime any more? Crime has reached untollerable levels in poor neighborhoods, and yet reported crime is down. Why does reported crime no longer represent actual crime
A contributing factor in Michigan (and in particular Detroit) drop in 2024, so far, has been the shut down of a major auto theft ring. https://youtu.be/YIbQrgJH5ZY
Thanks, Jeff—always relevant, thoughtful & informative
I wonder if we have info on where Kias & Hyundais were owned. Stealing them requires the small effort to learn about the trick, but that in turn needs there be enough of them on the street at night to make it worthwhile—that there be a critical mass of them in the thieves’ operating territory to get expert
That’d speak to your supposition of much of the change coming from those brands
Hi Jeff: Regression. What goes up must come down and murder-vehicle theft statistics were through the roof.
There is a 3 percent decline in overall violence in metropolitan areas in 2023 (preliminary) where the vast majority of Americans live. That's not much of a decrease. The context for proceeding years (2020-2023) from the FBI isn't impressive as to declines, especially when the vast majority of crimes go unreported.
I'm happy for the reductions but overall, with the 44 percent increase in violence per the Bureau Of Justice Statistics, and lukewarm data as to overall decreases in violence based on FBI data, we still have a very long way to go.
Best, Len.
For car thefts and murders, reported crime stats represent actual. Why is it that unreported crime has skyrocketed, and no one reports crime any more? Crime has reached untollerable levels in poor neighborhoods, and yet reported crime is down. Why does reported crime no longer represent actual crime