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specialist · 2013-06-29 · Original thread
Apparently at least some of the crime statistics have been fudged.

The Crime Numbers Game: Management by Manipulation http://www.amazon.com/The-Crime-Numbers-Game-Manipulation/dp...

So now I don't know what to believe. My guess is that violent crime has gone down, but not as fast as the police depts have reported.