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sl8

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6. Huh. The article no longer refers to the "rate" of crimes. Now it refers to the the "number" of crimes.

Reply to bronxiteforever (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 01:52 PM

Dec 2023

Also, someone in the comments questioned their use of "rates". It looks like the article was changed.

It would definitely make a difference. At a glance, it looks like Detroit's population is now the lowest it's been since the early 1960s.

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Detroit violent crime hits record low: Here's why [View all] bronxiteforever Dec 2023 OP

See that's the thing that most people don't get. Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #1

As actual crime rates went down, "librul" Hollywood produced more and more crime/cop TV shows and movies. Marcus IM Dec 2023 #3

Wait what there's a connection between guns and crime ? eppur_se_muova Dec 2023 #2

... and prosecuting gun crimes lowers other violent crimes? DBoon Dec 2023 #4

A little more on the Felony Gun Case backlog: maxsolomon Dec 2023 #5

Huh. The article no longer refers to the "rate" of crimes. Now it refers to the the "number" of crimes. sl8 Dec 2023 #6

Hmmm. Commit a violent crime, get prosecuted, get locked up... yagotme Dec 2023 #7