[Erik Latranyi]

Just like inflation, they are under-reporting crime and dismissing those who can feel it is rising.

[mewzilla]

To your point...

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/07/13/fbi-crime-rates-data-gap-nibrs

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/08/15/see-if-police-in-your-state-reported-crime-data-to-the-fbi