"But even that, when we talk about crime, is not what people think of," Asher says. "What they're really thinking of is murder and gun violence, and murder makes up 0.2% of all big-picture crimes ...

What makes something an “American” crime ... To look at the current crop of “American” true crime, then, is to come up with a portrait of America that’s illuminating: clearly flawed ...

The most likely explanation, I think, is that American cities have experienced some very prominent signs of disorder since the pandemic that don’t show up ... crime? Or merely make people ...