There is a long term trend of crime falling that was reversed in 2020 with the George Floyd riots. Then in 2021 you had the reporting problem. By 2022 things were reverting to the trend but perceptions always lag reality. And there are a lot more guns out there. Last I checked it was 58 straight months of a million plus legal sales and an unknown number of legal private sales. Presumably, this creates a deterrent effect since bad guy don't/cant participate in the legal market.
Love it Jeff. You make the complex (relatively) simple. Love to refute myths with facts!
"It’s a tiny difference and I’m not sure why it exists, but these things happen with crime data."
What happens to crime data is a crime. lol
Thanks for the analysis, you do make it much more understandable.
There is a long term trend of crime falling that was reversed in 2020 with the George Floyd riots. Then in 2021 you had the reporting problem. By 2022 things were reverting to the trend but perceptions always lag reality. And there are a lot more guns out there. Last I checked it was 58 straight months of a million plus legal sales and an unknown number of legal private sales. Presumably, this creates a deterrent effect since bad guy don't/cant participate in the legal market.