Crime Trends: Anecdotes vs Statistics

Exploring the misconception of increasing property crime rates based on anecdotes, while data shows a steady decline over the years in the United States. Discussion on challenges in recent data and highlighting cities with higher crime rates.

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David shares how thieves recently tried to smash and grab his luggage from his car while he was still inside it. He then explores property crime trends, whether they are increasing or decreasing, and why.

Topic covers include:

How thieves have stolen luggage from the same gas station multiple times per day
What have property crime rates been in the U.S. over the past few decades and since the end of the pandemic
What are reasons property crime rises and falls
What is inventory shrink and how is it impacting retailers
What can we do to reduce the risk of being a crime victim

Show Notes

Chevron Oakland Hegenberger Rd—Yelp

Myths and Realities: Understanding Recent Trends in Violent Crime by Ames Grawert and Noah Kim—Brennan Center for Justice

Reported property crime rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021—Statista

Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities: Year-End 2022 Update—Council on Criminal Justice

CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS NATIONWIDE SURGE ACCORDING TO NEW REPORT—Cision PR Newswire

What the data says (and doesn’t say) about crime in the United States by John Gramlich—Pew Research Center

Oakland’s crime rates are surging. Here’s how they compare with S.F. and other Bay Area cities by Susie Neilson—San Francisco Chronicle

OAKLAND NAACP CALLS ON POLITICIANS TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIMINALS—California Policy Center

Money under the mattress: economic crisis and crime by Eleni Kyrkopoulou, Alexandros Louka, and Kristin Fabbe—SSRN

What Caused the Crime Decline? by Lauren-Brooke Eisen—Brennan Center for Justice

What’s Behind All This ‘Shrink’? by Jordyn Holman—The New York Times