Boston, MA

TIL Boston has had 50% fewer homicides to date compared to last year, and is on track to be the safest among large American cities this year

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Interesting, what changed ?

Better security measures ?

The rate is falling across American cities but remains higher than in Boston apparently, so it looks like a combination of nation-wide trend plus a Boston-specific change in their approach to policing.

Fully explained here:

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The rate is falling across American cities but remains higher than in Boston apparently, so it looks like a combination of nation-wide trend plus a Boston-specific change in their approach to policing.

Fully explained here:
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/08/how-boston-became-the-safest-big-city-in-america

TL;DR: laser focus on rehabilitating a very small fraction of offenders who account for a very large share of the offenses

Wow, this is actually a brilliant and time-effective approach

Cos it reduces time and effort that would’ve been spent providing corrective measures to all offenders 

But how do they maintain the standard of the rehabilitation, to ensure that the goal is achieved