Report: Violent crime drops 6.2% in first half of 2010

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Report: Violent crime drops 6.2% in first half of 2010 - CNN.com


Washington (CNN) -- Violent crime in the United States dropped markedly in the first half of 2010, according to new FBI statistics released Monday.

Overall violent crime fell 6.2% from the same period last year, according to the report, and the new numbers include a 7.1% decrease in homicide.

The statistics were released in the first official report on crime for 2010, and are viewed as encouraging by the FBI, which compiles crime reports from law enforcement agencies across the nation. In recent years, figures for the first half of the year have proven a good indicator of crime levels for the full year.

Robberies during the period were down 10.7%, motor vehicle thefts and arson declined 9.7%, rapes were down 6.2%, aggravated assaults were down 3.9%, and burglaries dropped 1.4%.

The FBI report does not give reasons for the drop in crime, but criminologists have recently indicated an aging population, along with ramped-up law enforcement, have contributed to the decline in recent years. The trend has surprised experts who have historically seen crime increase during difficult economic periods.

Yea ... so let's not fund it, because we have to give the Rich more Tax Breaks.

[Crowvet]

Who the hell can afford a gun in this economy.