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Gabagool1987 t1_j9sx8xe wrote

Reply to comment by aspacelot in [OC] Chicago Murders Per 100,000 Comparison between Mayor Lightfoot vs Mayor Emanuel by whjkhn

Why did crime spike in 2020? Because of politicians like Lightfoot.

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thehallmarkcard t1_j9to1o4 wrote

That’s an overly simplistic perspective. Crime spiked in most jurisdictions regardless of whether the government changed hands. I don’t know definitively if there is statistical evidence politics had some effect but distilling the crime spike to a single factor like this simply inaccurate.

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kywiking t1_j9ttzk8 wrote

They want the data to fit their narrative.

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NAU80 t1_j9wzayf wrote

They should compare murders to the amount of money spent on the police department. Every election we here that crime is up and we need to spend more money to put more cops on the street.

We seem to do the same things over and over in the criminal justice area. We then say if we just spend more money we will solve the crime issue. Perhaps we need to rethink what we are doing and try something else?

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