re: BBC: America is seeing a surge in crime and violence

Now that I'm looking at that graph a little closely, is the one year jump in 2005 solely attributed to Katrina?

The housing bubble had not popped yet, so the economy was still in good condition that year.

Edit: Actually, the crime rate plummeted after the start of the housing bubble burst in 2007 and continued to decline all the way up to 2019. It's like economic hardship doesn't cause crime like you would intuitively think.