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Homicides went up in 2020 and 2021 and are now rapidly coming back down. Violent crime nationwide hasn't increased. But the perception of a crime wave still colors U.S. politics.
Now I’m sad that the point of reporting changes in homicide rates is political.
It always has been. It’s a quick and easy way of manipulating emotions of people on a large scale.