According to U.S. Department of Justice, violent crime rates have decreased steadily since 1994.
Back in 1994, the violent crime rate was about 50 violent crimes per 1,000 people. In 2005, it was around 20 per 1,000. (Source: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/viort.htm )
To what do you attribute this rapid decline?
2007-09-05 02:35:45 · 9 answers · asked by Plea_of_insanity 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
There are, of our course many factors involved in the declining crime rate, including but not limited to:
Better economic opportunities.
Demographic shifts.
"Zero tolerance" policing and tougher sentencing.
Smarter policing, and more integrated law enforcement strategies.
Clinton's inititative to put more local cops on the street with Federal dollars.
Natural selection during the crack epidemic.
The Freakomics argument about abortion has its detractors as well as it supporters, but I like the idea. Bring on post-natal abortion....
Although I'm sure he doesn't get it "Tex" has unwittingly figured it out:
more criminals in jail=less crime
2007-09-05 05:12:22 · answer #1 · answered by lpdhcdh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I mostly agree with the first answerer. Read Freakonomics for a more detailed explanation.
I also attribute part of the drop in violent crimes on the prior rise in violent crimes during the "crack epidemic".
It could be that the drop in violent crimes in 1994 was simply a reversion to normal levels after the end of the "crack wars".
2007-09-05 02:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by Time to Shrug, Atlas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better police work and tougher sentences. We probably have many more people in prison these days who would be out on the street committing crimes. The late 80's and early 90's had much more serious crack problems. Many addicts were forced to crime to pay for their drugs.
2007-09-05 03:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US Census Bureau relates the estimated US population is about 302 million.
Each year the USDOJ conducts a survey of households interviewing about 134,000 persons age 12 and older in 77,200 households about their victimizations from crime.
Just my opinion...but statistics can be manipulated to serve any given side of a topic.
2007-09-05 02:55:41 · answer #4 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 00:42:19 · answer #5 · answered by mohr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people that don't have jobs have reverted to 'petty' crimes. Stealing to eat, etc. Violent crimes decreased because more of us are armed.
2007-09-05 02:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by PATRICIA MS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly the introduction of abortion rights twenty years previous has contributed. Also better policing methods, pro-minority policies and economic growth (along with many other factors I'm sure)
2007-09-05 02:42:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
violent crime may have lessened, but incarceration rates are up....explain that to me
2007-09-05 02:49:52 · answer #8 · answered by tex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because everybody has guns now.
2007-09-05 02:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋