Comment on If someone murdered me, how long would it take (if ever) until they catch the murderer?
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Generally speaking, there is about a 50% chance that they’ll solve it at all.
newsweek.com/murder-clearance-rate-decline-report…
98% of the murders that are solved will be solved within a year.
adhocfungus@midwest.social 11 months ago
Also significant that the vast majority of solved murders are committed by someone you know. The FBI stats have <10% of solved murders being committed by strangers. It’s impossible to know what percentage of unsolved murders were committed by strangers, but it’s clear the odds are not in your favor if it isn’t somebody the police can add to their list just by asking around.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 11 months ago
While that conclusion is probably true, I don’t think you can conclude that from the data.