via Mark Thoma, Claude Fisher has some interesting observations on crime in the United States:
Most notably:
Cities and neighborhoods that have received the largest influx of immigrants (including Mexican immigrants) have had — despite popular stereotypes to the contrary — the largest drops in criminal violence. (See, e.g., here and here.)
And in general, crime is declining:
Interesting stuff.
It also makes it difficult to explain why we have 25% of the world’s prison population in our borders, have a recidivism rate of 70-80%, and execute people by firing squad.
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