In the 80's you had the 10 pm news and the newspaper. Today you have 24/7 access to the news everywhere. Are things more dangerous now or just more access to know what is happening? Or both?

I would say it depends on the area you are talking about. There have always been areas that were unsafe, even in the 80s. For example, whites would not have been safe in certain parts of Detroit, LA, etc. even then.

Now the media covers it more and there are more areas that are unsafe but as a whole there are plenty of spots in the nation where it is still very safe.

Its the Media.

Crime has been going down in the USA for 25 years.

The only increase has been in things like mass shooting events.

But in general the mass crime waves in the USA were decades ago.

"Crime rates have varied over time, with a sharp rise after 1900 and reaching a broad bulging peak between the 1970s and early 1990s. After 1992, crime rates began to fall year by year and have since declined significantly."

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/what-caused-the-crime-decline/477408/

There has been a spike in crime and murder since the summer of BLM/Floyd back in 2020...but it has mostly been because of a general police pull back in certain cities.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/27/what-we-know-about-the-increase-in-u-s-murders-in-2020/

Redbrickbear said:

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Its the Media.

Crime has been going down in the USA for 25 years.

The only increase has been in things like mass shooting events.

But in general the mass crime waves in the USA were decades ago.

"Crime rates have varied over time, with a sharp rise after 1900 and reaching a broad bulging peak between the 1970s and early 1990s. After 1992, crime rates began to fall year by year and have since declined significantly."

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/what-caused-the-crime-decline/477408/

There has been a spike in crime and murder since the summer of BLM/Floyd back in 2020...but it has mostly been because of a general police pull back in certain cities.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/27/what-we-know-about-the-increase-in-u-s-murders-in-2020/

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That's good to know. It seems like we (I) are always saying, "when I was a kid I would ride bikes all over. Now I wouldn't let my kids do that without a parent."

All stats say violent crime has been decreasing for years. Homicide is about half per capita compared to 1980.

Ghostrider said:

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Redbrickbear said:

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Its the Media.

Crime has been going down in the USA for 25 years.

The only increase has been in things like mass shooting events.

But in general the mass crime waves in the USA were decades ago.

"Crime rates have varied over time, with a sharp rise after 1900 and reaching a broad bulging peak between the 1970s and early 1990s. After 1992, crime rates began to fall year by year and have since declined significantly."

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/what-caused-the-crime-decline/477408/

There has been a spike in crime and murder since the summer of BLM/Floyd back in 2020...but it has mostly been because of a general police pull back in certain cities.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/27/what-we-know-about-the-increase-in-u-s-murders-in-2020/

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That's good to know. It seems like we (I) are always saying, "when I was a kid I would ride bikes all over. Now I wouldn't let my kids do that without a parent."

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That is the power of the Media.

I mean I have looked up the stats and know 100% that it is safer now to let kids ride bikes all over town than it was in 1990.

But I would still not let my 3 kids do it today.

I acknowledge that comes from the power of media influence.