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Dallas 'juking' crime statistics

After taking heat for many years about Dallas having the highest per-capita crime rate in the nation, the Dallas Police Department took decisive action: They changed the reporting procedures so some crimes aren't included in the totals.The result: "This year, Dallas shed its distinction as having the highest crime rate of U.S. cities with more than 1 million people. San Antonio claimed the top spot, and Dallas slipped to No. 2. The department's policy of labeling some crime reports untrustworthy and not counting them has played a significant role."The News investigated in detail the data on car burglaries, finding that 8% of incidents reported weren't counted in the crime stats sent to the feds.Dallas notoriously has had a problem with poor criminal justice data reporting and because of these data collection changes, Grits has previously expressed skepticism over the reliability of Dallas' reported drops in crime...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 07, 2009 (boomark / email).