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2024-06-16 22:48:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EDFD31E6318DA304B72D4A554A1617BB99C5B99E83B877C22F57A3625D831FB6
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Experts warn that the FBI’s database accounts only for crimes reported to the police. According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 50% of violent crimes and about 70% of property crimes are never reported. References: https://kansasreflector.com/2023/10/29/politicians-love-to-cite-crime-data-its-often-wrong https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-data-says-about-crime-in-the-us/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/08/15/see-if-police-in-your-state-reported-crime-data-to-the-fbi
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