John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 05/12/2023"The evidence is clear: Police departments across the country are solving far fewer crimes than they did before 2020." (via @jeffasher.bsky.social in NYT today) www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/o... 18332119
Interesting Times @elvigy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Hell, larceny rape and robbery are basically freebies at this point. But at least the police got to buy humvees and tactical gear for swanning around town. 000
Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 05/12/2023They clearly have been on a work slowdown for years now so we should probably just not pay them for all that work they’re not doing right? 0242
Land Moose @landmoose.bsky.social · 06/12/2023Over and over again they say "what will you do without us?" And the obvious rejoinder is "just what are you doing NOW?" 010
Rob @robertferry.bsky.social · 06/12/2023Was the clearance rate really 85% in 1960 for murder? Were some murders not reported or were detectives really good? 000
Timothy Burke @timothyburke.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Police reform activists have pointed out that police in most jurisdictions have always spent little effort on property crimes, despite high levels of popular concern about them. And that even clearing homicide cases was rarely based on careful investigation. Now they're not even pretending. 020
Wes Rose @wesrose.bsky.social · 06/12/2023Now do one with how much money they get on the same graph 010
Dyke With a Spike @lunatunafish.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Wild to assume cops actually "solved" those crimes. 000
Tim Mathews @timmathews.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Define “solving.” For reference, see this guy who “solved” a lot of cases. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/n...nytimes.comAn Ex-Detective’s Overturned Murder Cases Have Cost New York $110 MillionLouis N. Scarcella, a former N.Y.P.D. detective, was accused of framing dozens of people for murder. The city and state have paid a steep price to settle claims over the past decade. 1180
Debra Johnson @debj11.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Did crime rates drop or does mean the police are less effective? 010
RDS (formerly shawphd) @rds773.myatproto.social · 05/12/2023While getting more funding: www.urban.org/policy-cente...urban.orgCriminal Justice Expenditures: Police, Corrections, and Courts 000
Ben Wheeler @benjiwheeler.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Important to note that the percent of cases solved that were solved *accurately* has surely risen over that period -- and some of the recent change may be a drop in arbitrary charging of innocent people 6292
mxhrad @mxhrad.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Well, when you're the person who committed murder or aggravated assault, you wouldn't want to solve that crime either. 020
Shirty 🍁 @whogivesashirt.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Here in Toronto, murder was basically legal for a few years, as long as you killed in communities our cops don't care about! www.theguardian.com/world/2021/a...theguardian.comHunt for Toronto serial killer hampered by police prejudice, report saysReport looks at how police investigated Bruce McArthur’s ‘reign of terror’ and relationship between officers and LGBTQ+ community 150
Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 05/12/2023More and more money, worse and worse results. But hey, they’ve got TANKS now. 050
But Dave Died 10 Years Ago This Very Night @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 05/12/2023hey, if you get raises whether or not you work, why work? 080
Constant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Every cop I talk to -- and I do talk to some -- says variations on the "nobody respects us so why should we put our lives on the line for you" theme when it comes up. Speaking as a public school teacher, they need to get the fuck over it and do their damn jobs. 6737
