Actually, it is more than laziness. In recent weeks, it has been reported that
the police departments of Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, and Dallas, among
others, have been caught by an FBI audit deliberately cooking the books to make
crime stats look better than they actually are

The same holds true in chicago, the orders come from the top to minimize crime
reports and give the illusion of a
low crime safe city. The purpose of cooking the books is to
protect the convention and tourism trade and the tax
dollars they generate. As reported on fox news this spring in chicago people
who report crime are punished by the
police for thier efforts in trying to be good citizens.
The story aired in segments over several days as a
walter jacobson perspective in april or may.

Best Regards
Tom.