The Jeff-alytics Podcast
Can data uncover the real story of crime and justice in America?
Jeff Asher—nationally recognized crime data analyst, co-founder of AH Datalytics, co-creator of the Real Time Crime Index, and author of the Jeff-alytics Substack—sits down with policymakers, academics, journalists, and everyday people to reveal what the numbers actually show. Each episode challenges the myths we believe, exposes the gap between headlines and reality, and asks: what happens when we finally see crime clearly?
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How Crime Data Shapes Political Narratives With Galen Druke
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Today’s guest is Galen Druke, host of the GD Politics podcast and one of the smartest voices out there talking about the intersection of politics and data. This episode’s mission was simple: do the most terrifying thing imaginable for your intrepid podcast host and try to talk about the role of politics on how we talk about and perceive crime.
There’s a national election coming up in November and we discuss whether the nation’s crime trends will play a role or if the fact that crime is dropping will make it a political non-issue for the midterms. I don’t delve into politics often so it was good to have a knowledgeable guide like Galen for this terrific conversation.
Galen Druke is the host of the GD POLITICS podcast, which aims to explain politics and the world with curiosity, rigor and a sense of humor. He previously covered elections for 10 years at FiveThirtyEight, where he hosted their popular politics podcast.
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