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Homicides fall in large American cities |
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Written by Kevin Johnson, Judy Keen and William M. Welch, USA TODAY
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Wednesday, 29 December 2010 |
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Article Source: USA Today
When Washington debates whether America is safe, the focus now is usually on the increasing threat of terrorism — not violent crime.
That has largely obscured some good news about violent crime: Across the nation, homicide rates have dropped to their lowest levels in nearly a generation. And overall violent crime has sunk to its lowest level since 1973, Justice Department statistics show.
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