(End of the American Dream)—We live in a high crime society. Nobody can dispute that fact, and it has been this way for a long time. But the crime wave that we have witnessed in recent years has been truly breathtaking. Tens of thousands of gangs are running wild in our major urban areas, and the growth of those gangs has been supercharged during the past four years thanks to the reckless border policies of the Biden administration. Now we have rampant lawlessness in our streets, and it certainly isn’t going to be easy to clean up this mess. The following are 15 facts about the growth of crime in the United States that will blow your mind…
#1 The number of shoplifting incidents per year in the United States is up 93 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels…
The average number of shoplifting incidents jumped 93% in 2023 compared with pre-pandemic times and monetary losses for retailers have risen 90%, according to the nation’s largest retail trade group.
With its “Impact of Retail Theft & Violence 2024” study, the National Retail Federation (NRF) is highlighting the severity of this issue. For instance, despite the continuous efforts by retailers to combat such crimes and a growing number of states that have updated their laws to prosecute organized retail crime as felonies, the number of retail theft incidents continues to climb.
#2 Bakersfield, California is the car theft capital of the country…
Bakersfield is a city with less than half a million people, making it the 9th most populous city in California. It also has the distinction of having the most car thefts of any U.S. city.
#3 Denver, Colorado is closing in on Bakersfield very quickly. In fact, the car theft rate in Denver increased by 37 percent in just one year…
Denver is the capital and most populous city in Colorado which incidently made the NICB’s hot spot list for the top state by number of auto thefts. Not only did Denver experience 964 thefts per 100,000 residents, but the theft rate increased by 37%. As with most places, Kia and Hyundai vehicles make up a large percentage of those cars stolen.
#4 When it comes to car theft, Pueblo, Colorado only ranks third, but a 47 percent increase in just one year has it climbing the chart fast…
Well south of Denver and with a much smaller population, the city of Pueblo takes the third spot on our list. The city experienced auto theft at a rate of 891 per 100,000 residents. Additionally, the theft rate increased by a whopping 47% in one year. Pueblo police cite driver apathy as a reason behind the record levels of theft.
#5 According to the FBI, more than 14 million crimes are reported in the United States each year…
The FBI released detailed data on over 14 million criminal offenses for 2023 reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program by participating law enforcement agencies. More than 16,000 state, county, city, university and college, and tribal agencies, covering a combined population of 94.3% inhabitants, submitted data to the UCR Program through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the Summary Reporting System.
#6 There are more than 1.9 million people sitting in our prisons…
Further complicating matters is the fact that the U.S. doesn’t have one criminal legal system; instead, we have thousands of federal, state, local, and tribal systems. Together, these systems hold over 1.9 million people in 1,566 state prisons, 98 federal prisons, 3,116 local jails, 1,323 juvenile correctional facilities, 142 immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian country jails, as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories — at a system-wide cost of at least $182 billion each year.
#7 The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world by a very wide margin. We have approximately 5 percent of the world’s population, but we have approximately 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated population.
#8 According to the FBI, 33,000 criminal gangs are operating inside the United States today…
Some 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs are criminally active in the U.S. today. Many are sophisticated and well organized; all use violence to control neighborhoods and boost their illegal money-making activities, which include robbery, drug and gun trafficking, prostitution and human trafficking, and fraud. Many gang members continue to commit crimes even after being sent to jail.
#9 Collectively, it has been estimated that those gangs have about a million members.
#10 Gangs account for about 80 percent of the violent crimes that are committed in the U.S. each year.
#11 In 2023, there were 127,436 rapes reported in the United States.
#12 For the most recent year that we have data, it was being estimated that more than 550,000 U.S. children “were victims of abuse and neglect”…
An estimated 558,899 children (unique incidents) were victims of abuse and neglect in the U.S. in 2022, the most recent year for which there is national data.
#13 If you can believe it, there are 795,000 registered sex offenders in this country.
More than 795,000 people were listed on state sex offender registries as of August 2024. This is about 8,000 more people than in 2023.
#14 There are 75,710 registered sex offenders in the state of Texas.
#15 There are 60,615 registered sex offenders in the state of California.
What in the world is wrong with us?
What would cause people to behave this way?
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At this point, our society is literally teeming with evil. In my brand new book entitled “Why”, I take a look at the root causes that motivate people to do what they do. It isn’t an accident that our society has gone completely and utterly nuts. It is simply a result of cause and effect.
As a society, we have been doing the wrong things for a very long time, and so now we have a giant mess on our hands.
Let us hope for better things in 2025, because right now lawlessness is thriving all around us.
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It’s a problem caused by the population explosion of black godless violent fatherless welfare thugs. Either we resume the draft to normalize these punks, or double down on abortions for them, or succumb to them which means the demise of our nation
Porn and Viagra, stop these and the raping of our children will stop. Why would our government allow this to continue ? They are all doing it.
The only hope that Americans have, every man woman and child have is in Jesus. He is the only way, the truth, and the life. If every person in America made Jesus their Lord and Savior, then they would start walking in righteousness. There is no crime when people are walking and righteousness!
Diversity is the cause of these increased crimes
1.9 million People in prison is a half a percent. So 99.5 percent of people are not in prison. I don’t think that is too shabby.
Do an increased crime rate, with a decrease in people attending churches. Not only that how about the increased divorce rate and single parent homes? How about the culture rot garbage being pushed on society by the far left? How about all those liberal judges appointed by the left? Can’t forget the far left indoctrination schools from Kindergarten through college with DEI garbage, safe spaces, and you know all the other crap being taught.
It is a SIMPLE PROBLEM TO SOLVE
THE ANSWER IS AS OLD AS CRIME FROM
IN THE BEGINNING
TO MANY LAWS
Simplify JUSTICE FOR ALL
WITH SO MUCH FAKE FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL LAWS
THE PEOPLE HAVE VOTED FOR
A VERY STABLE GENIUS TO SET THE WRECKING BALL IN MOTION
MORALS AND THE DEMAND FOR JUSTICE WAS WHAT THIS
LAST FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS WAS TOTAL ABOUT
THE EVILS OF THE DONKEY/RINOS and ITS CAUSE OF OUT OF LEFT FIELD
INSUFFERABLE EVILS HAS NOW SEEN THE BEGINNING OF THEIR
END ON THIS ROCK
AS OUR AMERICAN MISSION STATEMENT SAYS
SOME EVILS ARE SUFFERABLE
WE THE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE SILENT MAJORITY
JUSTICE FOR ALL
STARTS AT THE TOP OF THE CHIT PILE
And the WEIGHT OF THE ROCK OF THE TRUTH ROLLS
OVER THE DONKEY/RINOS CORRUPTION
FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOM OF SPEECH AKA
THE ELECTION OF 45-47 WHO TALKED OF THE FACTS
OVER THE CAMEL TOE WHO LEAD THE PARTY
OF DUMB ASS WHOLES FOOL PARADE OF EVIL
IS GOING TO BE TAKING A VERY LONG
DIRT NAP
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
AND THE OTHER IS GOING TO HAPPEN
GOD has sent his MESSAGE TO 45-47
HIT HIM
RIGHT IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD
LITERALLY
IN HIS EAR
KILL THEM ALL
Or they are going to KILL YOU
FIGHT THEM FOR THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE
The U.S. made Jesus illegal, removed God from EVERYTHING.
That’s why we are where we are now.
And why this nation will fall . . .
How many of that “25 percent of the world’s incarcerated population” in American prisons are not American citizens?
I believe the reason for increasing crime was related in another article I read earlier. The following is a quote from that article. “[W]hat we are witnessing as a nation … are the symptoms of a bigger problem: our culture’s loss of a love for and fear of God.
The solution for our cultural condition is not found in politics or government. Rather, it is found in our nation repenting of its embrace of godless self-sufficiency in which we worship ourselves and the power of the state. It is found in turning back to God and embracing our Creator as the ultimate authority and sustainer of our lives.”
As the dim-0 party became more and more liberal, all these statistics went up. liberals control schools, media and mostly the gubmint though that will be changing in about 30 days. Hopefully, not too late!