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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: the economy got better and crime got less appealingThe theory: the economy got better and crime got less appealing
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    The economy might play a role in reducing crime, but it’s not the end-all, be-all.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: more guns, less crimeThe theory: more guns, less crime
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    If anything, the evidence shows more guns mean more gun deaths.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: police have gotten better at detecting and preventing crimeThe theory: police have gotten better at detecting and preventing crime
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    Police really have gotten better at detecting crime, but whether that prevents crime varies.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: lead exposure caused crime, and lead abatement efforts reduced itThe theory: lead exposure caused crime, and lead abatement efforts reduced it
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    Lead exposure can lead to violent behaviors. Removing it from the environment could help combat crime.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: broken-windows policing prevented serious crimeThe theory: broken-windows policing prevented serious crime
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    The aggressive policing strategies don’t have solid evidence behind them.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: putting more police on the streets prevented crimeThe theory: putting more police on the streets prevented crime
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    More police can help stop crime, but the effect may not be that big.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: legal abortion is preventing would-be criminals from being bornThe theory: legal abortion is preventing would-be criminals from being born
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    Legal abortion may have led to less crime.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: putting more people in prison helped reduce crimeThe theory: putting more people in prison helped reduce crime
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    Mass incarceration didn’t significantly reduce crime, based on the evidence.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: the US population is just aging out of crimeThe theory: the US population is just aging out of crime
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    America is getting older — and that may lead to less crime.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez
    America’s big decline in crime, explained
    The theory: America’s gangs have gotten less violentThe theory: America’s gangs have gotten less violent
    America’s big decline in crime, explained

    Gangs may be getting more violent in some cases, but more research is needed to know for certain.

    By Dara Lind and German Lopez

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