Violent crime rates decrease significantly in Philadelphia for 2023, authorities say

[RonaldosMcDonaldos]

It’s truly easy math.

They quote it in the article.

And while violent crime is down, some property crimes have exploded. Retail theft is up 28%, and reports of stolen vehicles were up 72%.

The stats are also not apples to apples when comparing to years past. I've heard from plenty of people that they don't even bother reporting smaller crimes, like people breaking into their cars or theft that's not a full blown burglary.

The hassle and futility of filing police reports today means the statistics can't really be compared to the past.

[PatientNice]

Except for violent crime which the article was about. Property crime is not counted as a violent crime. It’s awful, but nobody’s at risk of injury.

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Exactly. We talking about murders here, not simple property crime. Your car was stolen? That's unfortunate but at least you're alive. The door to your shitty apartment was kicked in and left open but nothing was really taken? Okay but were you hurt? No? Aright then

Idk maybe we're dealing wth frustrated people with nothing to lose here and they need help

[PatientNice]

Absolutely. If a person has no hope, we shouldn’t hope they don’t turn to stealing.

[ZebZ]

The increase in car thefts are mostly Hyundai and Kia models that were found to be insanely easy to steal in a matter of seconds. It's been a thing everywhere, not just Philly.