Latest Bureau of Justice Statistics' publication on "Criminal Victimization, 2020" suggests violent crime hit historic lows in 2020

Citation

Berman, D. (2022, February 24). Latest Bureau of Justice Statistics' publication on "Criminal Victimization, 2020" suggests violent crime hit historic lows in 2020. Sentencing Law and Policy.

This piece illuminates a significant disparity between the public perceptions of violent crime and actual rates of violent crime. The author points out that source of the data and the crimes considered matter a great deal when reporting on violent crime.