Contrary to Media Myths, U.S. Urban Crime Rates Are Up

There are some reasons to quibble with this, but, so far as I can tell, it's generally right.

The Uniform Crime Report data is messed up e.g. because some cities haven't reported their numbers (probably to keep from publicizing the problem). But the National Crime Victimization Survey doesn't rely on police reports. Also the NCVS is just generally a more accurate accounting of crime than the UCR--again, as I understand it. Also, since "depolicing," "decarcertation," etc. many (e.g. Soros-funded) prosecutors simply stopped prosecuting many crimes. So they don't show up in the UCR.