TIL my town's 'low crime' stat is hiding something big

I was looking at our county's official crime numbers for last year, all posted on the city website. They claimed property crime dropped 15%. Then I visited the local police department's own log and noticed they only count reported incidents if they're over $500 in value. So a stolen bike worth $200? Not even in the dataset. My neighbor's shed got cleaned out, tools worth maybe $400, and it's just gone from the numbers. Has anyone else run into this kind of reporting trick in their area?

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the_oliver1d agoTop Commenter

My buddy had his lawnmower stolen and the cops said it didn't matter.

the_alex1d ago

Yeah the "didn't matter" part hits hard. Basically telling you your stuff isn't worth their time. Makes you wonder what even counts as a real crime anymore.

olivia67014h ago

Right? My neighbor's grill got swiped and they basically shrugged at me too.