[freed0misntfree]

I would have thought with Dems in power, the criminals would have become more emboldened. Must be because of more armed citizens.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Violent crime has plummeted in the Washington area and in major cities across the country, a trend criminologists describe as baffling and unexpected. “

Just resting up for the coming birth certificate unveiling?

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[dools007]

With the communists in control I don’t believe anything that is reported out of Washington. All these numbers are too easy to manipulate or outright falsify.

It just doesn’t pass the common sense test that with so many “desperately unemployed” out there, according to the demrat communists, crime would be down. How can Americans be so enamored of all the joys to brought to us by communism and at the same time be “desperately unemployed”?

The implicit message in these “reported” crime numbers is that Americans are so excited about becoming communists that crime is already down. Remember the old Soviet Union used to regularly crow about its low crime rates. But, then, the USSR lied about everything.

Big lies, likes houses of cards, will eventually collapse on themselves.

[StAntKnee]

Read FREAKONOMICS.

Be prepared to be unmystified.

[TC Rider]

Sounds like the police in a lot of these cities are adopting the techniques of Rudy in NYC.

In the District, the department creates a weekly "Go-Go report," which details where and when home-grown bands are playing, because go-go concerts often bring together rival gangs, causing violence, Lanier said. There is also a weekly gang report that tells officers which gangs or crews are feuding that week.

Somehow I don't think this involves young ladies in miniskirts and high vinyl boots.

[martinidon]

all of the illegals went home

[McKayopectate]

You see, because they didn’t have health insurance, is why they committed violent crimes, and now that the O has promised it to them... they don’t need to commit crime anymore.

[jwparkerjr]

Could it be that building more prisons and putting more people in jail did what the proponents said it would?

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The Heller decision has a lot to do with it I suspect.

[achilles2000]

Reasons?

1. The homies know that many more people are armed.
2. Fewer illegals.
3. Big city police departments more or less as a matter of course are lying about crime statistics by not including crimes or reclassifying them.

All of these things are contributing

[OldMissileer]

All the criminals have been appointed as one of Obama’s Czars.

[bobsatwork]

I live near Wilmington, Delaware. All of our TV news comes from Philadelphia. There is at least one "somebody was murdered for no particular reason" story every day. Here's (one of) today's. Police are investigating the slaying of a 29-year-old man who was shot in the chest during a robbery early today in the East Frankford section.

[Dudoight]

I think forensics have advanced enough, especially w/ DNA, that a lot of these guys might just think about the odds of getting caught and convicted. Business video cams also help.

Also....the concealed carry law where it prevails, so many potential victims have armed themselves....the career criminal has to be aware of that.

[org.whodat]

Just a hint!!! Does anyone here know how many criminals they are that were drunk at the time they did the crime.

[elpadre]

Obama hired all the thieves

[wardaddy]

incarceration rates with federal sentencing guidelines along with shrinking youth population are the biggest factors in a now long trend

thug kulture notwithstanding

[ConservativeMind]

That many illegals have gone back home?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

All the criminals have received their bailout payments so they’re out drinking.

[Condor51]

Major Cities' Plummeting Crime Rates Mystifying

Ha! Not in Chicago.
And Daley is gonna be ticked his crime infested cesspool isn't considered a 'Major City'.