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In spite of skyrocketing US police budgets, cities' murder clearance rates are plummeting. (lemmy.ml)
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Article : https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1172775448/people-murder-unsolved-killings-record-high

Another graph on budgets

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[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Uh unfortunately that would lead to pinning all unsolved murders on homeless people. It would give a financial incentive for a cop to shoot 1 homeless person and blame the other.