noquarter53 t1_j2fgrv5 wrote
Reply to comment by Turbo2x in DC's murder rate has -11% YoY change from 2021. Wanted to post this for some more positive news around crime, since negative news tends to dominate this space. by donemessedup123
$1.1 M doesn't sound like that much to prevent a homicide, to me.
Both morally and economically, that feels like a worthwhile investment.
Gumburcules t1_j2fotin wrote
Unless you're hiring cops as temps that $1.1MM would be per year, for 20+ years, then like 60% of that forever.
Phizle t1_j2fj6zh wrote
It sets a pretty low bar for other solutions to be more efficient
noquarter53 t1_j2fjm56 wrote
What other solutions? Comprehensive economic and sociol transformation?
If there were an easy, efficient answer to this problem, it would have been implemented by now.
We should be ok with all-of-above strategies and be prepared to stop doing things that have low evidence of efficacy (including shrinking police budgets if it's proven that they aren't helpful).
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