Right. This year would be included in the 18 months statement.
Crime usually spikes during epidemics and times of economic turmoil. When a large percentage of the population is out of work you see crime rates spike for obvious reasons.
Check out increased crime rates in 2008-2010 as well. Which was the start of reversing the trend of dropping crime rates.
I'm not sure why you're being argumentative. I'm trying to help you back up your claim with data.
It's not important if your claim is supported by data. The important part is that people draw conclusions from data, rather than anecdotes and rumors.
Question. Do you try to debate every single thing you disagree with online, or just here?
Yes crime rates went up in 2008-2010
Did homicides go up 800% like they did recently?
you know the saying my eyes dont lie? Case stands here. I don't care about numbers, though most lean my way. More people speeding. Zero cops on the roads.
Homocides up 800%. More cops retiring this year than ever before.
im not here to debate this. I posted the links to show whats going on. If you want to debate it go join the forum of the sites i posted.
The reality is there are less cops than ever before patrolling the streets, based on a mass exodus, in part, because people deemed every one of them bad(evil), like this thread claims.
Just like the nba, number can be spun to fit whatever narrative you deem fit. Doesn't make it a reality.
So if you want to debate semantics, find someone else.
The reality is many parts of Portland have gone to shit in a way never before seen in such a quick timeline. Combined with much, much less police presence, its only common sense to know there is a correlation.
