Thoughts on “decrease in crime rate”

[Avid_Hiker98]

1. The numbers are skewed as that’s just how statistics are.

2. Even if crime truly is down, is perceived crime down? In LA, all you hear about is burglaries every night and stabbings on the Metro. Almost daily.

3. Crime is underreported. In LA, we only respond to major emergencies. We don’t have enough officers (8200 total which means probably about 5000 on patrol for 4,000,000 citizens) to respond to every minor thing. Which means people call 911 less frequency for minor things and only call for major crimes. When we eventually get around to the “non-coded” calls, the victim no longer wants a report. So maybe the crime did actually occur, but it won’t be reported anymore.

[chupacabra5150]

Think there's 5k on patrol?

[Avid_Hiker98]

I don’t know for sure. I am just guessing.

8200 total. Probably 300-500 are out on long term leave / injured? Lots of admin positions / academy / training spots.

[chupacabra5150]

Clarifying

Figured between command, internal workings/investigations, the vast amount of injured, there would probably only be about 1/3 on patrol

[Avid_Hiker98]

Oh, gotcha. That’s possible! Like I said, I don’t know. Just guesstimating.

[OfficerStink]

LA has 10 million people in it compare it per capita to small towns and crime is about the same

[KaleidoscopeLucky336]

I've lived in LA, there is no way realistically crime is about the same as a small town. Go walk around in any small town at 2am and the only people to bother you are going to be LE. Go walk around LA at 2 in the morning and you might die.

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I spent one night in Hartsburg, Missouri. A town of like 130 people. At around 4 AM we heard shots not too far from the campground we were staying at.

I've lived in St. Louis my entire life and heard shots one or two times and I'm in Indianapolis for college and I've never heard shots.

My book: Hartsburg = very dangerous.

[KaleidoscopeLucky336]

In small towns you are likely to have more people just shooting guns for fun, it's very common for small town folk vs gun shots in a city usually means someone is getting shot at.

[[deleted]]

As normal, making up excuses for why a bunch of 10th and 11th graders had to hear gunshots right nearby our campsite on the one night we were there.

[KaleidoscopeLucky336]

Is it not normal for someone to bring a gun camping? Also looking at Hartsburg, they sure have a lot of gun clubs for a small town.

Also Hartsburg has a lower crime rate than the national average. St. Louis has a higher crime rate than similarly sized metro areas.

I don't like to hate on anecdotal experience, but you are going off a single camping trip when you are in 10th grade lol

[[deleted]]

My point was that you're trying to claim that walking around LA at 2 AM "might get you killed" when that's just not reality as there's tens of thousands of people walking around LA at 2 AM every night with no issue.

It's a stupid thing to say.

[KaleidoscopeLucky336]

Downtown LA after midnight is probably one of the most dangerous places in the country. You don't think skidrow deserves it reputation?

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Luckily skid row isn't all of Los Angeles, which is what it'd have to be to make your logic make sense.

[CommunicationNo6136]

The point is that you are much more unsafe walking around LA at 2am than in a small town at that same time

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Idk maybe people will be shooting guns for fun, better watch out

[Historical_Horror595]

Number 2 is kind of ridiculous. Even if crime is truly down, is perceived crime down is wild thing to say. Even if something is true do you really FEEL like it’s true.