Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Shocked! FBI quietly walks back manipulated crime data

Congressional Republicans voiced outrage Wednesday over the FBI quietly updating its violent crime statistics. The FBI previously said violent crime decreased by "an estimated 1.7%" from 2021 to 2022. Data summaries show 1,253,716 violent crimes were reported in 2021, while 1,232,428 were reported in 2022. However, the agency's updated data summary now reports1,197,930 violent crimes in 2021 and1,256,671 in 2022. The figures represent a 4.9% increase, as opposed to the 1.7% drop the FBI previously publicized. House and Senate Republicans expressed on social media the need for accurate data following news of the shift, which was first identified by RealClearInvestigations. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., wrote on X that the FBI "engaged in a calculated effort" with the Biden administration and their "media allies" to deceive the public.

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... Congressional Republicans voiced outrage ...

Quelle surprise.

The FBI often releases updates to its preliminary data as new data becomes available.

Ditto for other areas of the Federal government (e.g., Bureau of Labor Statistics).

The Congressional Republicans admit they don't understand that?


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 06:11 PM

"The FBI often releases updates to its preliminary data as new data becomes available.
#1 | Posted by LampLighter"

Why is it that EVERY error in the preliminary report favors Democrats and conveniently form talking points that the Democrats use when everyone knows that the corrected data gets next to zero coverage? We are not just talking about the crime data - which every person will a brain told you was a lie - but it includes the 800K made up jobs in the last employment correction. And the 800k number is not even the extent of it. This was just the final clean up of the employment data was the original number is cleaned up the following month and lower - and then that number was clean up again, ALWAYS LOWER, at the end of the year.

If the errors were equally distributed, it is explainable. When they ALWAYS favor the Democrat party, it is the logical conclusion that our government willing lies the same way the China's CCP does to help the party in power by lying to their population.

#2 | Posted by deadman at 2024-10-16 08:45 PM

#2 | Posted by: deadman | Flag: Serious level

#3 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-16 08:47 PM

#2

Why? Because you made that up... every error doesn't historically favor Dems.

You do that all the time here, make stuff up, you know... or, do you know?

And if you want a Gov of Authoritarian Corporations run like a start-up with the Board selecting the Leader... just keep on doing what you are doing:

www.theguardian.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-16 08:52 PM

@#2 ... Why is it that EVERY error in the preliminary report favors Democrats ...

It is not an error. The data are presented upon early reporting.

My first guess as to why the later data seems to alter the data may be along the lines that Republican areas are reluctant to initially share their data with the Federal government.

But that is just a guess.


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 08:56 PM

"It is not an error. The data are presented upon early reporting.
#5 | Posted by LampLighter"

I agree that it is not an error. It is done intentionally by the Democrats when they control government agencies and reporting because they know their followers are too stupid to remember the data from a month or 2 prior.

#6 | Posted by deadman at 2024-10-16 10:30 PM

You're a ------- idiot. Shut your ------- pie hole, dumbass.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-16 10:32 PM

Posted by: deadman | Flag: Serious level

#8 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-16 10:34 PM

"Posted by: deadman | Flag: Serious level
#8 | Posted by Hans"

Running to sniff my seat every time I stand up hoping that I left you a fart is no way to go through life. But, you do you I guess.

#9 | Posted by deadman at 2024-10-16 11:14 PM

As expected, gravy runs here to post her newly issued marching orders.

Why is it that EVERY error in the preliminary report favors Democrats and conveniently form talking points that the Democrats use when everyone knows that the corrected data gets next to zero coverage?

Why is it that every MAGA moron turns everything into a faux grievance?

I'm guessing that the initial numbers were issued as "estimates" because the data wasn't fully tabulated.

So it's no surprise that numbers changed.

But you're right, I'm sure. It's all a conspiracy to get MAGA idiots. Because the bottom of our societal barrel matters that much...

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2024-10-17 03:21 AM

You're a ------- idiot. Shut your ------- pie hole, dumbass.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead

Alright, which idiot righty has returned with their latest sock puppet?

I'm guessing Jak or Chairborne.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2024-10-17 03:23 AM

JPW,

The problem is just about every major news outlet touted the "estimate" and crowed about it. Will they report on the updated number at in the same manner they reported the estimate? Will they report the revision at all.

Further going from down 2.2% to up 4.1% is an awfully big revision.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-10-17 07:23 PM

ABC fact checked Trump during the debate when he said crime is up.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-10-17 07:24 PM

#13 Did not! Just ask anyone here.

#14 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-10-17 07:34 PM

Oneironaut correct again.

Gaslighter should just give up the tired act, already.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-10-17 07:42 PM

This outrage coming from the party that refuses to permit any tracking of gun violence.

PUUUUHHHHLLLLLEEEAAASSSEEEEE

#16 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-10-17 07:42 PM

"A significant number of agencies were unable to complete the transition to NIBRS in 2021," the agency said. "Due to the lower volume of participation, the FBI was unable to produce the traditional national estimates for 2021."

#17 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-10-17 07:43 PM

#17 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS

This was already reported by OneIronaut, three months ago.

#18 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-10-17 09:05 PM

This outrage coming from the party that refuses to permit any tracking of gun violence.

I don't believe they have a problem tracking gun violence, I do believe Lumpers don't want that violence reported for racial identity reasons.

I think it's that they don't want gun studies done by the CDC.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-10-17 09:07 PM

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