Reality Check: What we get wrong about crime

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The number of Americans who think that crime rates are going up hasn’t been this high in decades. And yet, FBI statistics show that crime rates (from violent crimes like murders, to property crimes like burglary) have actually steadily dropped for 30 years. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how, when it comes to the public’s attitudes on crime, reality and perception are two different things.

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