Violent crime drops 5.5 percent, FBI says

[LetTimmySmoke]

Source: MSNBC

Crime levels fell last year compared to 2009, continuing a downward trend that saw a 5.5 percent drop in the number of violent crimes last year and a 2.8 percent drop in the number of property crimes.

Figures released by the FBI Monday also showed that there were declines in all four categories of violent crime in 2010 and all categories for property crime went down as well.

"In a word, remarkable," said James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University. In Fox's view, the declines signify success for aggressive law enforcement and corrections programs and comprehensive crime prevention efforts. He said the crime levels could easily rise if the current environment of state and local budget cutting extends to the law enforcement measures that are working.

Violent crime last increased in 2005. Property crime last increased in 2002.


Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43138270/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

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Now how about we end this War on Drugs (especially the failed War on Pot) and watch the violent crime rate drop even further.

[defendandprotect]

1. Obviously, they're not counting corporate crimes -- or Health Insurance crimes -- !!

[truthisfreedom]

2. In general, we have seen violent crime drop as a result of the legalization of abortions.

That's really the simple truth. Each year that goes by with fewer unwanted children born shows an improvement (in general) in violent crime statistics. As much as 50% improvement can be attributed to Roe v Wade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Impact_of_Legalized_Abortion_on_Crime

[ileus]

5. I thought it was the NFL that caused the drop???

[EFerrari]

3. I take it they refer to non-government crime. n/t

[Corruption Winz]

4. Obviously, a man in a suit can't commit a crime..

Unless Quintin Tarantino writes it that way.

Nonetheless, this has to be considered good news in one sense or another. 5.5 percent is pretty damn good.

[AngryAmish]

6. Poverty = crime can be put to bed then.

Correlation, causation and all that.

[X_Digger]

7. Poverty doesn't make people criminals, it makes people poor. n/t

[Igel]

9. Yes, but many have said, over and over, that poverty --> crime.

It's sort of a paternalistic "they can't be held responsible for what they do" response coupled with a threatening sort of reason to strive for social justice. A two-fer, if not a three-fer.

[krispos42]

8. Unpossible

I've heard it stated with authority that the Heller decision would only let loose the hounds of Hell.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a leading gun control advocate in Congress, criticized the ruling. "I believe the people of this great country will be less safe because of it," she said.

-June 26, 2008
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/26/supremecourt/main4211588.shtml

And of course, the surge in gun sales and ammunition hording after Obama was elected, the lack of a ban on 10+ magazines, expanded concealed carry permits, Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground laws...


BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD!!!



Jeez, can you imagine how low it would be if we actually decriminalized recreational drugs???

[DeSwiss]

10. Now....

...if we could only get a corresponding 5.5% drop in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12-0mpvLSnA&feature=feedu">violent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on995zSmIBQ&feature=related">police http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xylMY4RQIMw&feature=related">officers.

- K&R

[Fool Count]

11. Now USA is really screwed.

Even violent criminals are giving up.

[LetTimmySmoke]

12. Except for the Bush crime cabal.