Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008
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HOMICIDES FALL TO LOWEST RATE IN FOUR DECADES
WASHINGTON – The nation’s homicide rate fell to 4.8 homicides per 100,000 U.S. residents in 2010, its lowest level in four decades, the Bureau of Justice Statistics announced today. Much...