[CharlesOConnell]

This is pandemic. A webmaster in Sacramento early on in the “online crime statistics”, naively believed the Police Chief when he proclaimed “open public stats”. As soon as the web guy followed through, the stats hit the fan.

[Diogenesis]

They don’t care.

Seth Rich murdered. and they probably HELPED.

[Dahoser]

[ExSoldier]

Not exactly new in the annals of politically motivated police officials in large cities. Certainly not unique to DC. More commonly found in college towns where high violent or sexually motivated crimes are reclassified to assuage the sensibilities of concerned parents leery of sending their kid into a societal hellhole.

[marktwain]

This is very common in many countries.

Governments routinely downplay or ignore incidents to make them look better.

It used to be a Progressive talking point that government numbers were unbiased and reliable.

We can see they are full of biases. To be reliable, there must be incentives for honest reporting, punishment for poor reporting, and active cross checking unconnected from the original reporters.

[Flick Lives]

“If it’s a burglary and someone enters the home, but nothing was taken they’ll have us re-classify it as Unlawful Entry...

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Why stop there. Just call it a neighborly visit.

[gathersnomoss]

Chocolate Town has its own set of rules.

[Chode]

ya think???

[Elsie]

"If it's a burglary and someone enters the home, but nothing was taken they'll have us re-classify it as Unlawful Entry which brings the crime down from a felony to a misdemeanor

Sorry; but this makes sense to me!