Screengrab: Nextdoor
We didn't have social media in the 1990s
As I write this, we are witnessing a decline in violent crime approaching the one that occurred in the 1990s. If the lessons of that decade are a reliable guide, public confidence in urban safety should be bouncing back again. This time, though, it isn’t happening.
The numbers themselves, especially the latest ones, are pretty striking. According to the FBI, the number of murders in the United States fell in 2023 by the steepest rate ever recorded. That pattern persisted in 2024. As of October, homicides were down about 16 percent nationwide, just compared with the previous year.
Other Next Door Adventures
2025
2024.
Dead turtle gets lots of love. (6/12)
Alice's busybody life. (5/12)
Anjie goes berserk. (2/27)
When gullibility takes over. (1/26)
2023
November
October
Major Pokémon disaster. (10/30)
September
Meet Christina Hill, another Gladys Kravitz wannabe. (9/4)August
June
Adventures in misinformation. (6/18)
Jean deservedly roasted for her 'shocking' observation. (6/10/2023)
May 2023
What the Huell! It's a "Grumpy Old Men" audition. (5/29)
Gladys Kravitz peers out her front window and wonders, "What can we do?". (5/14)
Viewing the Wisconsin State Capitol: I'm not like Lesa, let's move on. (5/12)
April 2023
March 2023
January 2023
2022
Dialogue for the ages. (10/25)
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