Perceptions and reality

Here are some quotes from a WJS article reporting on an FBI report about recent trends in violent crime:

Violent crime fell significantly in cities across the U.S., according to preliminary federal statistics (...) The incidents of violent crimes such as murder, rape and aggravated assault was down 5.5% from 2008, and 6.9% in big cities.

And further:

(...) Phoenix's most recent data for 2010 indicated still lower crime. For the first quarter of 2010, violent crime was down 17% overall in the city, while homicides were down 38% and robberies 27%, compared with the same period in 2009. Arizona's major cities all registered declines.

In other words, Arizona's voters demanded, and brought about, a change in immigration policies based on their perceptions and not reality. Perceptions that are completely and utterly wrong. Shouldn't they be at least a little ashamed of themselves?