Eventually, I will get around to doing some social and cultural trends posts. The AP published a story on Crime Rates which continue at a thirty-year low.
Crime Rate Holds Steady at Record Low
Here is the lead:
"The nation's crime rate was unchanged last year, holding at the lowest levels since the government began surveying crime victims in 1973, the Justice Department (search) reported Sunday.
Since 1993, violent crime, as measured by victim surveys, has fallen by 57 percent and property crime by 50 percent. That has included a 9 percent drop in violent crime from 2001-2002 to 2003-2004."
It is curious how so many believe that crime is running rampant when in fact it is at record lows.
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