I like to watch “Live on Patrol” with the Anoka County Sheriff in St. Paul, MN. The other night he was giving the crime statistics between St. Paul and Minneapolis. While Minneapolis is about 1/3 larger, their various crimes were 4 to 5 times what St. Paul is.
The Sheriff said it boils down to the punishment that the juveniles receive in St. Paul compared to the lack of punishment in Mpls. Mpls. (and other cities) have a low to no punishment threshold for teenage criminals. So no wonder they commit more crime.
Here in Seattle there was a “teen” that car-jacked a 20-something guy. Shot the guy and he lost an eye. They caught the shooter. He was released to home detention to his single mom.
Someday if the cj system doesn’t step up...these criminals will be executed...
Perhaps that is what the government wants?