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Point of fact though is that most Police departments are small and mid size agencies that are not dealing with the violent crime issues that large PDs are.

And linking police arrest/clearance data with increased or decreased crime is erroneous IMO. It’s what happens in courts after the arrest that impacts crime rates. Especially in the age or bail reform and revolving court room doors….

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I agree with the thrust and conclusion here. The devil’s advocate would say that once the low-hanging crime is resolved over time, the remaining marginal long-tail takes more effort to resolve per crime, explaining away the lack of productivity improvement. But that’s no excuse. If I was only 30% good at my job, I wouldn’t have a job. Why does this stand? Obscene.

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