Howdy,
A 37% drop from 2013 just because people bought guns?
Gee, how many millions of firearms were sold in the Motor City area since this time last year?
Here's a better reason for the 37% drop...........
It's called "Cookin' the Books".
From 1990 through 2000 Little Rock, AR was the "Murder Capital of the USA" 9 out of 11 years but today it's WAAAAAAAY down on the list.
Why?
Fewer homoicides?
Nope.
How then was this possible?
Simple. Here's how:
LEOs respond to a 9-1-1 shooting and find man DRT ( Dead Right There ) on sidewalk with 4 GSW. LEOs ask. If anyone saw, heard or knows anything and everyone responds "We don't know shitte!" LEOs record "Cause of Death: unknown".
Next day:
LEOs respond to a 9-1-1 shooting and find man DRT ( Dead Right There ) on sidewalk with 4 GSW. LEOs ask. If anyone saw, heard or knows anything and everyone responds "We don't know shitte!" LEOs record "Cause of Death: unknown".
Next day:
LEOs respond to a 9-1-1 shooting and find man DRT ( Dead Right There ) on sidewalk with 4 GSW. LEOs ask. If anyone saw, heard or knows anything and someone responds "I know who did it!!" LEOs record "Cause of Death: homocide".
Pretty simple.
Motor City finally got on the "Band Wagon" with other high crime rate cities.
If you'll read the entire story the CoP even said he didn't know how much of the decrease was due to gun owners.
Back in the 90's Nirvana had a song out and some of the lyrics were:
"Load up on guns, bring you friends .......
With the lights out, it's less dangerous...."
Paul