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Do you feel safe?

by SHOLEH PATRICK
| January 16, 2024 1:00 AM

The gap between what we complain about and what’s actually a problem seems to be widening.

Take crime: Last year, the murder rate in the U.S. dropped more than any year on record. In fact, with the exception of car theft, every serious crime decreased. According to early data collected by AH Datalytics, a research firm which compiles FBI and law enforcement statistics, murders dropped by 13% last year compared with 2022. That’s a significant change; the best decrease before that was by 9% in 1996.

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