LA, NY, and several other large metro areas do not contribute to FBI crime stats, and haven't since 2021, so anyone relying on FBI crime stats to say crime is down is LYING BY OMISSION.
I don't remember how I got to this twitter thread before, but it came up after the most recent presidential debate. Supposedly their stats are getting to the FBI, or at least eventually.
NIBRS non-participation was an issue in 2021, when it may have downplayed the growth in the crime level. But, as @Crimealytics has argued, it's just not an issue anymore, both because the FBI is letting PDs report under SRS, and because UCR coverage grew.
Apparently this one is the go-to guy for crime data estimates: https://xcancel.com/Crimealytics
Currently chastising people for not navigating the FBI's website correctly regarding today's release of 2023 data.
chastising people for not navigating the FBI's website correctly
“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
LA, NY, and several other large metro areas do not contribute to FBI crime stats, and haven't since 2021, so anyone relying on FBI crime stats to say crime is down is LYING BY OMISSION.
I don't remember how I got to this twitter thread before, but it came up after the most recent presidential debate. Supposedly their stats are getting to the FBI, or at least eventually.
https://xcancel.com/CharlesFLehman/status/1834233549412577473
Apparently this one is the go-to guy for crime data estimates: https://xcancel.com/Crimealytics
Currently chastising people for not navigating the FBI's website correctly regarding today's release of 2023 data.
“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”