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19. Good news. Interesting that there hasn't been a consensus...

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 05:38 PM

Jan 2012

on why murder rates are down. Regardless, less death is rarely a bad thing, I suppose.

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Murder not a top cause of death, a first in 45 yrs [View all] hack89 Jan 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #1

Look at Table 7 hack89 Jan 2012 #4

That's because the younger ones tend not to die from old age. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2012 #27

I personally place all the blame for that on Nancy Grace! nt hack89 Jan 2012 #3

Farther, even DerBeppo Jan 2012 #5

+1 HuckleB Jan 2012 #11

Catch is, they're usually wrong even locally. TheWraith Jan 2012 #10

Haley Barber said "screw that; we need more murders". russspeakeasy Jan 2012 #16

Yes. Crime has decreased in my area over the past 20 years. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #21

There may well be a correlation Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #30

Birth control. n/t Fearless Jan 2012 #6

And abortion. Worth noting this is in spite of economic decline. bemildred Jan 2012 #17

True! Fearless Jan 2012 #29

I think a leading contributer to the decline is SNAP. harun Jan 2012 #8

That could be part of it hack89 Jan 2012 #14

Baby boomers get old, eyes and aim: downhill. Festivito Jan 2012 #13

Good news. Interesting that there hasn't been a consensus... Corruption Winz Jan 2012 #19

The iPod Hypothesis usrname Jan 2012 #20

Dude! I think you've got something there! Steve Jobs.... Moonwalk Jan 2012 #23

Globally.. usrname Jan 2012 #26

A well armed society is a polite society, they say. Bruce Wayne Jan 2012 #32

Yeah...um ok ern2112 Aug 2012 #33

Higher cancer rates? I hope that's not it. nt valerief Jan 2012 #28