Violent Offending Acts Up
December 9, 2022
PHOTO: Kiwiblog
One of the most meaningless stats around is the overall crime rate. Why it is almost meaningless? Because it treats all crimes as equal? 1,000 murders counts the same as 1,000 arrests for cannabis use.
It allows decreases in one category to mask increases in another category. And some categories are very dependent on how proactive Police are, especially arounds drugs, road safety etc. Others are dependent on how likely people are to notify Police (sexual offences)