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		roywiggins on May 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data sh... Murders are down 13% year over year, that's probably not a lead-reduction effect.

hmm37 on May 1, 2024 [–]

The point is, motivations to murder versus petty crime are way different. Just because murders are down, I don't think it's necessary that petty crime is also down.

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