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As a counterpoint to your example of Seattle, Republican-led Fort Worth saw it's homicide numbers increase by 59% in 2020 (even more than Seattle) despite incre
by curriculum 5y ago
As a counterpoint to your example of Seattle, Republican-led Fort Worth saw it's homicide numbers increase by 59% in 2020 (even more than Seattle) despite increasing their police budget over the same period:
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article248169720.html https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article248169...
- Proven 5y ago1) You could also find some not so random city where murders decreased. I don't think anyone has any doubts where murders went up and why. 2) From your article it shows it could be due to a very similar reason (the difference is here they didn't intentionally cut down on it). > Manny Ramirez, the president of a union representing officers, has said that a decrease in proactive policing is a factor.