Do the issues with national crime data call into question any of our narratives around the rapid increase in violent crime in the 1960s into the 70s? That narrative feels pretty indisputable, but I'm curious how we account for the increase in reporting/flaws in data with what we know about rates of violent crime in that era.
Do the issues with national crime data call into question any of our narratives around the rapid increase in violent crime in the 1960s into the 70s? That narrative feels pretty indisputable, but I'm curious how we account for the increase in reporting/flaws in data with what we know about rates of violent crime in that era.
They certainly call into question just how precise those figures are, but I don't think it changes the narratives. Crime was much lower in the 60s even if the FBI's estimates for those timeframes are quite wrong.
I do wonder if it accounts for some of the much higher clearance rates we see back then though.
Do the issues with national crime data call into question any of our narratives around the rapid increase in violent crime in the 1960s into the 70s? That narrative feels pretty indisputable, but I'm curious how we account for the increase in reporting/flaws in data with what we know about rates of violent crime in that era.
They certainly call into question just how precise those figures are, but I don't think it changes the narratives. Crime was much lower in the 60s even if the FBI's estimates for those timeframes are quite wrong.
I do wonder if it accounts for some of the much higher clearance rates we see back then though.