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<blockquote data-quote="YourAverageCluelessSup" data-source="post: 2624438" data-attributes="member: 66446"><p>According to the FBI's annual crime reports, violent offenses HAVE been going down over the past few years. However, there are a few problems with these statistics. First, you gotta remember that these reports which are commonly cited in news/media only attest to reported crime. If so and so is mugged and doesn't report it to the police, then the FBIs report wont factor it in. Why so and so didnt report it is another issue entirely (with a growing reason being lack of faith in law enforcement) thats best saved for another discussion. Additionally, these reports dont include non-violent offenses which appear to be on the rise in recent years. Assuming the claims that violence has been down is true, like you said, why doesnt it feel like violence is becoming more prevalent? Simple, with <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />ty twitter and facebook consuming peoples lives, the constant barrage of violent news stories gives individuals the illusion that the world is becoming more violent. A former professor at UPenn even penned a thesis on the topic, coined the "Mean World Syndrome."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YourAverageCluelessSup, post: 2624438, member: 66446"] According to the FBI's annual crime reports, violent offenses HAVE been going down over the past few years. However, there are a few problems with these statistics. First, you gotta remember that these reports which are commonly cited in news/media only attest to reported crime. If so and so is mugged and doesn't report it to the police, then the FBIs report wont factor it in. Why so and so didnt report it is another issue entirely (with a growing reason being lack of faith in law enforcement) thats best saved for another discussion. Additionally, these reports dont include non-violent offenses which appear to be on the rise in recent years. Assuming the claims that violence has been down is true, like you said, why doesnt it feel like violence is becoming more prevalent? Simple, with :censored:ty twitter and facebook consuming peoples lives, the constant barrage of violent news stories gives individuals the illusion that the world is becoming more violent. A former professor at UPenn even penned a thesis on the topic, coined the "Mean World Syndrome." [/QUOTE]
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