"Many Americans Are Convinced Crime Is Rising In The U.S. They're Wrong"

[Thomas Hurt]

The consequences of christofascist fearmongering and scapegoating. From the article:

In other words, we feel the risk of crime more acutely. We are certain crime is rising when it isn’t; convinced our risk of victimization is higher than it actually is. And in a summer when the president is sending federal agents to crack down on crime in major cities and local politicians are arguing over the risks of defunding the police, that disconnect matters. In an age of anxiety, crime may be one of our most misleading fears.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-americans-are-convinced-crime-is-rising-in-the-u-s-theyre-wrong/?utm_source=pocket-newtab