In most ways, the U.S. is a typical rich country. Except for crime.
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while, actually. What triggered it was seeing this tweet:
Extreme tolerance of public disorder, and downplaying the importance of crime, is a hallmark of modern progressive American culture. There are plenty of Democrats who care about crime — Joe Biden recently tried to increase the number of police in America by a substantial amount — but there is constant pressure from the left against such measures. On social media, calls for greater public order are instantly met with accusations of racism and classism:
https://x.com/OGBlackRedGuard/status/2025462331027702070
(And this was far from the most radical post on the topic.)
Nor is this attitude confined to anonymous radicals on social media. When Biden announced his Safer America Plan, the ACLU warned that putting more cops on the streets and punishing drug dealers would exacerbate racial disparities:
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Crime is pretty bad in big cities in a lot of other countries. The difference here is that we highlight it as entertainment on the evening news and now the 24/7 spin every day. That creates the impression the US has gone bananas compared to other places. I would venture to say London, Paris, Kinshasa, Mexico City and Rome all have their share of shit daily; we just don't hear about it as much.
World Prison Population Rate (2025) #1440487
Yeah, we're very good at locking people up. Those numbers are up another 80K + for all the detention folks too...