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Originally Posted by RedskinRat
In 1960 we had a population of 179,323,175, a crime total of 288,460.
This gave us a 'Violent Crime' rate of 160.9.
Murder was 5.1
Rape 9.6
Robbery 60.1
Ag. Assault 86.1
In 2006 we had a population of 299,398,484 and the crime total was 1,417,745.
This gave us a 'Violent Crime' rate of 473.5.
Murder was 5.7, so 'Yay!'
Rape 30.9
Robbery 149.4
Ag. Assault 287.5
That's a nice chart though, OnlyDarKSets, shame it doesn't tell the whole truth.
This does, however:
Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime & Justice Data Online
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Yet you conveniently ignore the decline in all categories since 1992. The kids that enjoyed your "spare the rod" mentality in the 1950s were the adults committing crimes in the peak 1980-1990 years. The "hippie love children" of the 70s and 80s are the ones committing less crime now.
Of course, we don't need statistics to know that beating a child is an ineffective way to raise a kid.