[billyboy15]

Great example of manipulating stats for dramatic effect.

Austin had about a 60% increase for sure but that still amounted to “only” about a 40 death increase while 2nd place Chicago had a 50% increase which brought their total to 440 deaths an increase of over 200 deaths so far this year.

Liars figure and figures lie.

[SmokingJoe]

The article had two charts side by side. One for percentage increase and the other for raw numbers. Plus he clearly stated this:

“While the raw numbers are terrible for Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and other very large cities, it’s Austin, Texas, that’s leading by percentage-increase year over year!”

No attempt to deceive anybody.

[Ratman0823]

Austin had about a 60% increase for sure but that still amounted to “only” about a 40 death increase

One of the smaller cities nearby went from about 2 murders to 4 murders this year. So should they be in this mix with a 100% increase?

Never look at percentage increases in such screaming articles. It's the actual numbers that count.