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Ep 37. Realtime database shows violent crime is falling nationwide
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Ep 37. Realtime database shows violent crime is falling nationwide

Jeff Asher's data analysis shows violent crime is down ~20% compared to last year which is part of a dramatic decline from the post-COVID lockdown peak.

Host: David Riedman, creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database.

Guest: Jeff Asher is a nationally recognized expert in evaluating criminal justice data. Before launching AH Datalytics, Jeff worked as an analyst for the CIA, as a crime analyst with the New Orleans Police Department, and at FiveThirtyEight. Jeff also publishes weekly articles on Substack.


David Riedman is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm, and a tenure-track professor. Listen to my weekly podcast—Back to School Shootings—or my recent interviews on Freakonomics Radio, New England Journal of Medicine, and my article on CNN about AI and school security.

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