Many Americans hold the false notion that violent crime is on the rise in the US. That perception, though, couldn't be further from the truth. Since 1973, the rates for both homicide and rape in the United States have decreased substantially: falling about forty and eighty percent, respectively.
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Many Americans hold the false notion that violent crime is on the rise in the US. That perception, though, couldn't be further from the truth. Since 1973, the rates for both homicide and rape in the United States have decreased substantially: falling about forty and eighty percent, respectively.