Homicides went up in 2020 and 2021 and are now rapidly coming back down. Violent crime nationwide hasn't increased. But the perception of a crime wave still colors U.S. politics.

Homicides went up in 2020 and 2021 and are now rapidly coming back down. Violent crime nationwide hasn’t increased. But the perception of a crime wave still colors U.S. politics.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
    511·
    1 year ago

    What’s crazy is that its both sides of the isle doing this. The far right does it to stoke fear and over-promote guns as the only means of protection, and the far left does it to villainize guns as the root of all violence. It’s exhausting.

    • mrnotoriousman@kbin.social
      153·
      1 year ago

      Which current politicians are “far left”? But more importantly, what Democrat politicians are fear mongering about rampant crime?

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      54·
      1 year ago

      I don’t follow any right-wing media, but yeah, on the left…

      “There’s a mass shooting every day!!!”

      https://imgur.com/a/h6DvNwE

      LOL, and you might notice the numbers from Mother Jones. Those right-wing fascists! 😆

      Being a lefty shooter, I got opinions, and I see a lot from both sides. Vehicular and gun deaths are on par, year after year. And I can avoid suicide (43% I think?) and I can stay away from bad people and places. I don’t have those options on the road.