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On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss The Collapse in Law Enforcement

May 3, 2024 | Radio

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Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about our latest research on the collapse in law enforcement. There is a big problem with using the FBI Uniform Crime Report data on crimes reported to police because victims don’t report most crimes. More importantly, the number of crimes reported to police falls as the arrest rate declines. If people don’t think the police will solve their cases, they are less likely to report them to the police.

(Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 5:15 to 5:29 PM ET)

Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin and part of the Minneapolis area in Minnesota (WISN, WIBA, WMEQ).

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