Again, there is a lot of actual crime and fear of crime that goes unreported and is not reflected in the statistics but is reflected in reality. That also should be clear.

Fear of crime doesn't count. You may be afraid of flying, but that doesn't mean it isn't the safest mode of travel. The issue at hand is that the fear is unsupported by actual data. It is irrational.

And speculating on crime not reflected in the statistics is just that: speculation. You, nor I, have any idea how much goes unreported. But we have no reason to believe it is any more than in the past (and, likely, reporting has improved over the years as the disenfranchised -like black people- feel more included in society and that the police will help them and not hurt them). So, assuming a roughly steady rate of unreported (e.g. let's say 20%), we can be reasonably sure that as reported crime goes down that unreported crime also has decreased.

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