The Perception of Crime in American Cities Is Affecting American Politics

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Crime vibes are outstripping crime data, at least in the downtowns of some big American cities. How's that playing out politically? Well, I'm sure you know it's become a very big issue in big city politics. In the final two weeks of the campaign, positive ads are out, scorched earth tactics are in.

Americans aren’t going downtown like they used to, and a lot of them say it’s because they don’t feel safe there. Today, Explained got the data to untangle crime facts from crime feelings.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette with help from Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Additional help from Patrick Smith and Vivian McCall.

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