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Bilge_Rat · 05-10-16, 04:18 PM

that brings up the whole question of whether conditions really are worse off now than when we were kids or whether the media creates an impression that they are by sensationalizing violent crime.

If you look at statistics, murder rates in the U.S.A in 2010-12 (4.8-5 per 100,000) are basically the same now as they were in 1960-65.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rate_by_decade

interestingly, the murder rates were higher in 1920-50 (up to 9.7 per 100,000 in 1933) than they are now.

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	that brings up the whole question of whether conditions really are worse off now than when we were kids or whether the media creates an impression that they are by sensationalizing violent crime. If you look at statistics, murder rates in the U.S.A in 2010-12 (4.8-5 per 100,000) are basically the same now as they were in 1960-65. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rate_by_decade interestingly, the murder rates were higher in 1920-50 (up to 9.7 per 100,000 in 1933) than they are now. __________________ Last edited by Bilge_Rat; 05-10-16 at 04:35 PM.