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Drop in Crime Rate
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Drop in Crime Rate
There has been a substantial drop in violent crimes in the U.S. from the early 1990s. Good news, obviously. The question is why? The drop has been steady across different political administrations and economic conditions. I personally like the theory about unleaded gasoline but there are probably other factors. It's a complex question. MSN has a nice article on it.

Crime Drop

The article doesn't mention the steady drop in religiosity here during that period. No causal effect has been demonstrated as far as I know but it's interesting to note that violent crime continues to drop even as religious belief does. At the very least, we can say that the drop in religiosity doesn't seem to be moving us towards Armageddon.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

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RE: Drop in Crime Rate
(May 25, 2015 at 3:17 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: There has been a substantial drop in violent crimes in the U.S. from the early 1990s. Good news, obviously. The question is why? The drop has been steady across different political administrations and economic conditions. I personally like the theory about unleaded gasoline but there are probably other factors. It's a complex question. MSN has a nice article on it.

Crime Drop

The article doesn't mention the steady drop in religiosity here during that period. No causal effect has been demonstrated as far as I know but it's interesting to note that violent crime continues to drop even as religious belief does. At the very least, we can say that the drop in religiosity doesn't seem to be moving us towards Armageddon.

So many things possibly affecting it. Easier access to abortion is certainly a part of it.  Unleaded gasoline as well, and better access to educational material.  Rise in internet usage is almost directly proportional to the crime drop as well.  My husband did some research on that for a college paper he did just a few months ago, and the more access people have to the internet, the more crime drops in those areas.   I think the drop in religiosity affects crime as well, but I think the cause of the drop in religiosity is highly affected by internet access.  It's all a big web.

Go internet! Big Grin
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#3
RE: Drop in Crime Rate
Most complex issues do not have a single cause/effect.  
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#4
RE: Drop in Crime Rate
A large factor could be the large decrease in the teens and twenty something age group, who commit the largest percentage of violent crimes.
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#5
RE: Drop in Crime Rate
Two words:

video games.

EDIT: Make that 3 words:

violent video games.
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
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#6
RE: Drop in Crime Rate
Some of the comments under the article are funny. A few people don't believe the crime rate is dropping. One woman decided Obama was in a conspiracy to lie to the public about declining crime rates
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RE: Drop in Crime Rate
(May 25, 2015 at 5:04 pm)Homeless Nutter Wrote: Two words:

video games.

EDIT: Make that 3 words:

violent video games.

Are you saying violent video games have decreased the crime rate? Maybe by providing an outlet?
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

Albert Einstein
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RE: Drop in Crime Rate
(May 25, 2015 at 6:13 pm)AFTT47 Wrote:
(May 25, 2015 at 5:04 pm)Homeless Nutter Wrote: Two words:

video games.

EDIT: Make that 3 words:

violent video games.

Are you saying violent video games have decreased the crime rate? Maybe by providing an outlet?

Maybe he's saying that playing video games keeps kids off the streets.
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RE: Drop in Crime Rate
(May 25, 2015 at 5:14 pm)Nope Wrote: Some of the comments under the article are funny. A few people don't believe the crime rate is dropping. One woman decided Obama was in a conspiracy to lie to the public about declining crime rates

Doubtlessly, NRA shitheads.
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