direct crime statistics: 80% drop in burglaries, 66% drop in property crime overall, FBI data showing 2023-2024 had the sharpest single-year decline on record
academic citation: a 2021 paper that “directly links the startling drop in burglary to security improvements”
specific numbers: Chicago went from 50,000 burglaries to much lower levels
But the data doesn’t support any of those reasons. But they do have data showing less reporting… So…
actual data in the article:
direct crime statistics: 80% drop in burglaries, 66% drop in property crime overall, FBI data showing 2023-2024 had the sharpest single-year decline on record
academic citation: a 2021 paper that “directly links the startling drop in burglary to security improvements”
specific numbers: Chicago went from 50,000 burglaries to much lower levels