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Endnotes
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Reducing Jail Populations Does Not Increase Homicide Rates
Key Points
- 1) The current rise in homicide rates is unrelated to and not caused by reductions in jail population.
- 2) Using alternatives to arrest and jail to address low-level offenses does not increase crime, but can enhance public safety and health by reducing recidivism and curtailing the spread of COVID-19, while limiting unnecessary costs to taxpayers.