[lefstathiou]

Is crime down because they are safer or because police have been told to stand down or see no point if the perp walks free an hour later?

Bottom line, I am skeptical. Cities all over have de-criminalized crime, which makes the statistics untrustworthy.

[piva00]

Your argument is unfalsifiable, you don't believe the data, you just have a feeling, it's impossible to falsify your feelings...