• pinkdrunkenelephants
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    1 year ago

    I always thought the drop on violent crime was because of the ban on leaded gasoline.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a good theory and one that I bought into as well but the statistics should have stayed down if that was the cause. Since they didn’t there must have been another factor.

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          1 year ago

          Unfortunately Violent and Firearm Crime statistics started climbing again in 2015. The pandemic may have played a role but it cannot be the cause.

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            1 year ago

            🤔 So what happened in the mid to late '10’s to cause it? Maybe it was the rise of Trump.