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Why is Crime Falling? The Answers Aren’t Simple.

Politicians are jockeying for credit ahead of midterm elections, but experts point to a mix of pandemic recovery, community programs and targeted policing.

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Why is Crime Falling? The Answers Aren’t Simple.
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CurrentWire ranked this story 70.1 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

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Coverage breadth
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Geographic relevance
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Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

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