Season 1 · Episode 1 · Released Monday, Oct 26, 2026 · 9:32

We’re asking the wrong questions about crime.

Robbery is down about 70 percent from its 1991 peak. So why do so many of us know someone who has lost money to a scam?

In our first episode, Dr. Amy Poland looks at what America’s crime numbers say, what they were built to count, and what they leave out. It starts with a classroom, a local woman and a $4,000 phone call from someone claiming to be her bank. Then we weigh two explanations: robbery moved online, or these are two separate stories. You decide which holds up.

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