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From an Axios Article (self.roc)

submitted 1 year ago by DiabolicalDucks to c/roc

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[–] Spacebar 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Percentages don't tell you anything. Rochester could have had 10 vehicle thefts and then 35 the next year - a 350% increase. St. Paul could have had 4600 car thefts one year and then 3700 the next - a 41% drop.

The stat is meaningless.

[–] DiabolicalDucks 3 points 1 year ago

Here's some more context

By April 2023 1,063 vehicles were stolen in Rochester, compared with 387 stolen at the same time in 2022 https://www.rochesterfirst.com/local-politics/mayor-evans-to-provide-update-on-stolen-vehicles-in-rochester/

By June 2023 the number had risen to 2,200 https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/monroe-county-sheriffs-office-news-conference-on-stolen-vehicles/