I am not surprised we would see a case for dropping crime in an election year, even though a very recent poll in America shows that 77% of us feel crime is worse. Something has to be done to convince us our perceptions aren't real; citizens know something is wrong and the MSM is obligated to convince them otherwise. It may be that Wausau is seeing a drop due to some new programs/approaches. But there is far more to this story. It appears we are treating crimes differently to reduce statistics (similar to what Pharma does to convince us diseases are going to wipe us out but they have the answer! More scam vaccines). When I did a simple search for "crime rising or dropping in usa?" of course all of the legacy media pops up claiming it is down; that things are improving. But as you ask, is that true? Not really. I found an article that explains why it appears it may be, but is actually due to some issues at the FBI, etc. with reporting systems that are not fully functioning and are not providing accurate data. Some of the "falling" crimes are still higher than pre-pandemic, but appear lower because of 2020-22 rates rising so much. Some as you say are dependent on which city you look at: cities that decided the police were the bad guys are paying dearly for that policy and backtracking. We also have the equivalent of the population of 36-40 states cross our border since Biden rescinded Trump's border policies on Jan. 20, 2021. Known criminals, drug cartels pouring Fentanyl and other drugs into the USA, and emptied prisons from other countries going God knows where? - where they get free healthcare, charge cards, housing, and handouts we paid for with our taxes, draining other programs for citizens, vets. The FBI is on high alert for terrorist events. Now uninformed, entitled children protesting issues they can't even accurately explain closing down universities, events and wrecking property. Here is the article explaining why stats on crime don't really reflect the state of the union. It appears to be fairly unbiased. As for me, I think we are getting largely hoodwinked; you know "the economy is also the best ever!" Not.
I am not surprised we would see a case for dropping crime in an election year, even though a very recent poll in America shows that 77% of us feel crime is worse. Something has to be done to convince us our perceptions aren't real; citizens know something is wrong and the MSM is obligated to convince them otherwise. It may be that Wausau is seeing a drop due to some new programs/approaches. But there is far more to this story. It appears we are treating crimes differently to reduce statistics (similar to what Pharma does to convince us diseases are going to wipe us out but they have the answer! More scam vaccines). When I did a simple search for "crime rising or dropping in usa?" of course all of the legacy media pops up claiming it is down; that things are improving. But as you ask, is that true? Not really. I found an article that explains why it appears it may be, but is actually due to some issues at the FBI, etc. with reporting systems that are not fully functioning and are not providing accurate data. Some of the "falling" crimes are still higher than pre-pandemic, but appear lower because of 2020-22 rates rising so much. Some as you say are dependent on which city you look at: cities that decided the police were the bad guys are paying dearly for that policy and backtracking. We also have the equivalent of the population of 36-40 states cross our border since Biden rescinded Trump's border policies on Jan. 20, 2021. Known criminals, drug cartels pouring Fentanyl and other drugs into the USA, and emptied prisons from other countries going God knows where? - where they get free healthcare, charge cards, housing, and handouts we paid for with our taxes, draining other programs for citizens, vets. The FBI is on high alert for terrorist events. Now uninformed, entitled children protesting issues they can't even accurately explain closing down universities, events and wrecking property. Here is the article explaining why stats on crime don't really reflect the state of the union. It appears to be fairly unbiased. As for me, I think we are getting largely hoodwinked; you know "the economy is also the best ever!" Not.
https://www.governing.com/urban/why-its-confusing-to-know-whether-crimes-really-up-or-down