WFB: Twelve U.S. cities this year have surpassed their all-time homicide record.
Philadelphia, which recorded the highest number of the 12, had more than 500 homicides in 2021, the most it’s had since its previous record homicide year in 1990. Of the dozen cities, five broke records set in 2020. At least three, including Philadelphia, Louisville, Ky., and Portland, Ore., were the site of mass protests and riots following the murder of George Floyd and the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. All have Democratic mayors.
Former law enforcement officials have suggested the homicides are due to the dwindling number of police officers, declines in arrests, and the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Retirements by law enforcement officers rose 45 percent from 2020 to 2021. And the FBI reported in September that the United States saw its largest yearly increase in homicides ever—a 30 percent jump since 2020. FBI crime data also show arrests are down nationwide. In 2020, there were only 7.63 million arrests, the fewest in 25 years.
“Nobody’s getting arrested anymore,” Robert Boyce, a retired chief of detectives for the NYPD, told ABC News. “People are getting picked up for gun possession and they’re just let out over and over again.” more here
Good.
Rat-people killing rat-people.
They got what they voted for.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
Stupid people voting winning stupid prizes.
when the violence effects the elites in the cities, then will justice have been served.
Don’t forget “The Ferguson Effect”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_effect
Although my definition is more nuanced. The beat cop has decided that the juice is not worth the squeeze when it comes to anything involving risk. Too many things can go wrong, the department will not back you and there is zero motivation for being a good cop. So if they see something, they keep driving and if a felony call in progress comes out they purposely avoid responding.
Very sad but welcome to Biden’s America.
Drive-by policing became a thing in Baltimore too, after Freddie Gray.
My buddy cops in Toronto:
FIDO – Fuck It Drive On
NOCO – No Call No Contact
and that is nothing compared to US Cities.
I’m sure the murders are a God send for the dems that already feel overwhelmed with the slowed death rate from Covid.
Wild Bill, speaking of the shithole (Baltimore) we can probably add that to the list before the end of the year.
No worries, I’m sure they will continue to vote for centuries to come.
I wonder how many of the cities have had an reduction in population along with record breaking murder rates — making the per capita rate even worse.
Gangsters paradise!
The real story, this is happening all over America, maybe more f’n guns will fix it.
Probably because of all those Mennonite and Amish.
ANONYMOUS 8:36
More guns would certainly help along with with less (preferably none) liberal policies & politicians.
Liberals are absolute cowards