The chapter discusses the decline in murder clearance rates in the United States according to FBI data, with the rate dropping from over 60% in 2019 to just 52% in 2022. The chapter also mentions the decline in clearance rates for other violent crimes and property crimes, highlighting the overall downward trend in crime clearance rates in recent years.
FBI data shows police departments have been solving fewer violent crimes since 2020. Data analyst Jeff Asher explains where policing is failing, and Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia talks about what cops say they need.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King.
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