I keep on hearing about the rising crime rates in the US. I wonder how many are aware that almost all forms of crime in the US have been on the decrease since 1993 after a brief flareup in the early 90's of increased youth violence.
Crime Rates
Note that it isn't crime increasing. It is conviction rates increasing. You could make a healthy case that that is due to the perception of increased crime and a hard on crime attitude.
[ November 27, 2003, 04:25: Message edited by: Cyrien ]