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originally posted by: Domo1
I'm lazy and spitballing. Are these classed differently?
I mean come on, we don't really think the FBI is trying to hide this do we? It's all over the place.
Missing information in the homicide data isn't unusual. The entire state of Florida, for instance, does not submit data to the FBI. And for many years, Nebraska and Washington, D.C., didn't either. But the 57% accuracy rate is based on dozens of cases between 2006 and 2012 that were not reported to the FBI, which USA TODAY found through other records. It also includes erroneous FBI data based on coding errors. Nationally, there are about two dozen mass killings every year.
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Criminologist James Alan Fox said his research has found that roughly 90% of homicides are captured through the data, although many more cases are missing pieces of information, such as suspect and relationship details. He has devised a statistical method that accounts for both missing cases and missing information, to give researchers the ability to look at the full scope of the problem.
It's not a mistake, the FBI has stated that "local" law enforcement officials asked that they not be included.
originally posted by: Domo1
I'm lazy and spitballing. Are these classed differently?
I mean come on, we don't really think the FBI is trying to hide this do we? It's all over the place.
originally posted by: randyvs
a reply to: PraetorianAZ
Why is the truth always so hard to believe?