I personally think this is way more nuanced than your one paragraph post implies. Also, if you're inserting your opinion in the post while asking a question ("No surprise at all. Thank God it was reversed"), you probably aren't looking for answers or a conversation, you're most likely looking for a fight.

But I'll bite. Many things factors can contribute to a rising murder rate. Less police force can absolutely do that, like you say. But also the declining condition for the average American (such as rising costs and inflation), less social support, and the police throwing a fit at defunding to name a few.

I don't necessarily want the police defunded. But I do think they still need better and long training like a degree, more sensitivity training, and less military grade equipment to use against their communities.