The big deal is intentional homicides, which we have at a higher rate than most industrialized nations. The US used to have a rate comparable to slavic, post-eastern block countries but they’ve gotten worse and the US is catching up to Russia.
Similarly, US suicide rates.
Gun access facilitates this, as does recreational drug access (specifically alcohol). However desperation and precarity (food, housing, family, etc.) are all factors.
The US would solve the majority of its crime problem (based on harm: death, destruction, cost) by investigating and prosecuting white collar crime (and mandating businesses / government pay amble restitution to survivors)
Regarding petty crime (including intentional homicide) most of those would be solved with welfare programs and drug rehab.
There will still be serial killers, but they’ll be rare enough that we can write true-crime books about the handful in a given era.
The big deal is intentional homicides, which we have at a higher rate than most industrialized nations. The US used to have a rate comparable to slavic, post-eastern block countries but they’ve gotten worse and the US is catching up to Russia.
citation requested as I can’t find stats that back this up.
Similarly, US suicide rates.
similarly, see gun accessibility. our suicide success rate is so high because we provide one-way tickets anyone can get easily.
The US would solve the majority of its crime problem (based on harm: death, destruction, cost) by investigating and prosecuting white collar crime (and mandating businesses / government pay amble restitution to survivors)
this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. white collar crime isn’t violent crime involving death and destruction - don’t get me wrong, I think wage theft should be prosecuted at a higher rate than shoplifting, but your premise is all over the place.
Regarding petty crime (including intentional homicide) most of those would be solved with welfare programs and drug rehab.
no disagreement on that one. it would save us tons of money. But it wouldn’t help the for-profit industrial prison complex that keeps conservatives in power, so good luck with that.
There will still be serial killers, but they’ll be rare enough that we can write true-crime books about the handful in a given era.
who was talking about serial killers? they’re an aberration in the stats, speaking holistically. I didn’t bring this up.
The big deal is intentional homicides, which we have at a higher rate than most industrialized nations. The US used to have a rate comparable to slavic, post-eastern block countries but they’ve gotten worse and the US is catching up to Russia.
Similarly, US suicide rates.
Gun access facilitates this, as does recreational drug access (specifically alcohol). However desperation and precarity (food, housing, family, etc.) are all factors.
The US would solve the majority of its crime problem (based on harm: death, destruction, cost) by investigating and prosecuting white collar crime (and mandating businesses / government pay amble restitution to survivors)
Regarding petty crime (including intentional homicide) most of those would be solved with welfare programs and drug rehab.
There will still be serial killers, but they’ll be rare enough that we can write true-crime books about the handful in a given era.
citation requested as I can’t find stats that back this up.
similarly, see gun accessibility. our suicide success rate is so high because we provide one-way tickets anyone can get easily.
this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. white collar crime isn’t violent crime involving death and destruction - don’t get me wrong, I think wage theft should be prosecuted at a higher rate than shoplifting, but your premise is all over the place.
no disagreement on that one. it would save us tons of money. But it wouldn’t help the for-profit industrial prison complex that keeps conservatives in power, so good luck with that.
who was talking about serial killers? they’re an aberration in the stats, speaking holistically. I didn’t bring this up.