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Ferguson Effect Explored in New, Sweeping Study
A new study, led by University of Colorado Boulder researcher David Pyrooz, finds no evidence of a widespread surge in total, violent or property crime in large U.S. cities in the aftermath of the highly publicized police shooting of Michael Brown. But the research does show the overall rate of robberies across the country has increased, as has the murder rate in certain cities.