# Why is crime falling everywhere?

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Podcast: [The Argument](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944)
Published: 2026-05-28T07:00:00+00:00
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America is on track for its lowest homicide year since 1900, but nobody seems to be celebrating. Matt Yglesias and Jerusalem Demsas debate why crime has dropped so dramatically and what caused the pandemic-era highs in the first place. Were the George Floyd and BLM protests to blame for the increase in crime? Were cops holding back because they felt disrespected? Or was it pandemic-era disruptions that caused the chaos? Together, they explore what it means for democratic accountability when o...

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