How clearance rates are calculated, and why they often mislead
The FBI's clearance rate counts a case as solved on much looser terms than most readers assume, and the arithmetic behind it rewards paperwork as much as investigation.
Malik JohnsonCrime
Crime covers offense patterns, charging and clearance data, victim outcomes and the criminology behind the numbers. Articles cite the data set, note its gaps, and avoid treating a single quarter as a trend. Written for reporters, analysts, policy staff and residents who want crime coverage with its arithmetic shown.
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