Posted on 10/03/2019 10:47:09 AM PDT by george76
When the FBI released its 2018 Crime Statistics on Monday, the silence from the anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment mainstream media was deafening. The Washington Post and the New York Times gave the report short shrift, while the Wall Street Journal ignored it altogether.
Apparently the mainstream media isn’t interested in listening to facts and data that contradict their preconceived ideology: More guns equal more gun violence.
According to the FBI, exactly the opposite is happening, and has been happening for years: The number of violent crimes committed in the United States continues to drop. Said the report, “In 2018, violent crime was down 3.3 percent from the 2017 number. Property crimes also dropped 6.3 percent, marking the 16th consecutive year [that] these offenses declined.”
In addition, reported the FBI, robbery offenses fell 12 percent, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses fell 6.2 percent, burglaries dropped 11.9 percent, larceny-thefts decreased by 5.4 percent, and motor vehicle thefts were down 3.1 percent.
The Washington Post skimmed the headlines in its short coverage, reluctantly adding that “even in 2015 and 2016 crime remained at historical lows” while the New York Times admitted in its brief coverage that “the decline in overall crime continues a decade-long trend.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...
Here is part of the FBI Press Release that was not mentioned in the posted article:
https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2018-crime-statistics
"Caution Against Ranking: Each year when Crime in the United States is published, some entities use the figures to compile rankings of cities and counties. These rough rankings provide no insight into the numerous variables that mold crime in a particular town, city, county, state, tribal area, or region. Consequently, they lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents."
Translation:
Areas that have a large Black population, or Hispanic gangs, have much more violent crime than areas with large white and Asian populations.
Re: Cameras everywhere and everybody’s packing...
Also, the number of people who carry more than $25 in cash goes down every year.
It also gets harder every year to make large cash transactions.
I grew up in the apartment and hotel family business.
Almost no apartments accept cash anymore.
Most hotels still accept cash, but no one in the legitimate hotel business wants to deal with it anymore.
The media (all) has an undercurrent of emphasis on sex and death.
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