TMC - Episode 29 Crime-ing Shame

The Mad Centrist

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The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us.
The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”
Crime - we keep hearing it is going up. We also keep hearing it is going down. That doesn't work. Are Democrats and Republicans playing with the numbers? Let's dig in and find out.
Shout outs to The Marshall Project, The Wichita Eagle, and the UCLA Blue Print.
Show Notes:
Statewide crime stats for Ohio: Crime in Ohio | Office of Criminal Justice Services
Local crime stats for Columbus: Columbus Crime Statistics - All Columbus Data
A place to check sources for bias: Media Bias/Fact Check
The Marshall report about the FBI UCR: What's the U.S. Crime Rate? FBI Missing Data from Florida, New York and More | The Marshall Project
The FBI's own announcement about the 2023 UCR: FBI Releases 2023 Crime in the Nation Statistics — FBI
UCLA's Blue Print article I speak about The economy and crime | UCLA Blueprint
The Economist piece referenced The stark relationship between income inequality and crime (economist.com)
Giving a voice to the true 'silent majority', the political podcast for the rest of us!