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[QUOTE="Fat tire 13, post: 4245092, member: 6171"]
Very interesting chart.  Would love to see something longer term because I remember seeing other studies that showed a big spike in the 80s-90s.  That would imply recent times are more "normal" than "low"

Couple other thoughts.  I would imagine data today is more accurate due to technology to catch criminals and capturing of crimes on cell phone cameras.  After reading that awful Todd Hodne article it tells me there was pressure to bury many awful crimes.

I truly believe very long term the world has improved in terms of poverty, crime, disease, etc.  With many short term "countertrend" moves in places.

I would supplement the actual crimes with data about the extreme political polarization in society today.  The left and right are further apart than we have been in 50+ years.  People are angry and nearly every news story somehow becomes politicized.  Even if the actual amount of crimes is the same, it "feels" worse due to the mood of society.

I'm not trying to spark some long political debate - rather explain why people may be skeptical of the data that Eric posted.
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