Since the early 1990s, crime has declined in the United States

[loco]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States#Incarceration

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv11.pdf

Nobody yet knows why, but I'm sure gebiggers will be the first to figure out the reasons behind this.   

Discuss.

[JOHN MATRIX]

This is the fact that all liberal gun-grabbers hate the most. Despite what the media would have people believe, violent crime has been declining steadily for over 20 years.

American gun ownership is as high as ever, yet 'gun violence' continues to decline and is as low as ever.

They have zero answers to this enormous elephant in the room.

[polychronopolous]

People just chilling at the house smoking weed, playing video games and surfing the net probably has a lot to do with it.

Back in the day you only had like 8 or so channels and that was basically it. Boring as fuck just sticking around the house so more people went out.

[RRKore]

This is the fact that all liberal gun-grabbers hate the most. Despite what the media would have people believe, violent crime has been declining steadily for over 20 years.

American gun ownership is as high as ever, yet 'gun violence' continues to decline and is as low as ever.

They have zero answers to this enormous elephant in the room.

Wut?

Correlation vs Causation; How does it work?

If we're just speculatin' about causes (for the steadily decreasing violent crime rate in the last 20 years), I suggest either more folks smoking herb or maybe using cell phones.  (Hmmm, what other activities have become more and more popular the last 20 years...)

[Soul Crusher]

Most of the worst animals were killed off in the crack wars and are or doing life for other shit

[240 is Back]

gun permits go UP, and crime goes DOWN.

Also, technology helps a TON.  police response times, dusting crime scenes and putting dudes away, more cameras, more cell phones catching things and a million other ways.  I'd bet in most high end nations, crime is down since the 90s.


Used to be, you saw a crime, you walk to a payphone, call 911, a cop comes to your payphone, you tell him about the crime... he writes it down, files a report... someone has to type it up, they investigate... slow and inefficient.  Today?  you call from your cell and maybe take pics/video.  Police arrive to your scene and maybe a traffic camera caught the dude leaving or even a small biz camera caught it happening.  Info entered into laptop shows up everywhere insantly.  Heck, the ability to "scan city for certain license plates" alone...

[RRKore]

Most of the worst animals were killed off in the crack wars and are or doing life for other shit

Who knows?  It could be.  

Some cops be like, "Damn, we running out of real criminals".  

The others respond with, "Naw, it's OK, we'll just start fucking with regular folks instead."

[RRKore]

gun permits go UP, and crime goes DOWN.

Also, technology helps a TON.  police response times, dusting crime scenes and putting dudes away, more cameras, more cell phones catching things and a million other ways.  I'd bet in most high end nations, crime is down since the 90s.


Used to be, you saw a crime, you walk to a payphone, call 911, a cop comes to your payphone, you tell him about the crime... he writes it down, files a report... someone has to type it up, they investigate... slow and inefficient.  Today?  you call from your cell and maybe take pics/video.  Police arrive to your scene and maybe a traffic camera caught the dude leaving or even a small biz camera caught it happening.  Info entered into laptop shows up everywhere insantly.  Heck, the ability to "scan city for certain license plates" alone...

Serious answers?  Here, on this board?  Whateva.

[Purge_WTF]

I was just watching the Penn & Teller episode where they talked about the so-called "stranger danger" stuff.

The garbage we call entertainment makes us a lot more paranoid than we need to be.

[240 is Back]

I was just watching the Penn & Teller episode where they talked about the so-called "stranger danger" stuff.

The garbage we call entertainment makes us a lot more paranoid than we need to be.

I dunno... I grew up in projects & govt housing shitty cleveland then shitty trailer parks of florida.

Being paranoid has served me very well.  And really, it's not about being paranoid.  It's looking at everyone around you as a potential threat.  Smile, but don't take your eyes off, watch hands, and be armed so if they make a move you can protect yourself at last resort. 

Most of the time, the bad guys will smell an observant/paranoid dude a mile away, and that's the LAST person they'll mess with.  If a bad guy has to shove down/rob any person at that bus stop and run.... the LAST person he's going to rob is the one eyeballing him the whole way, hand on waistline bulge, slight knowing smirk of "Oh, it ain't gonna end well if you do that, sunshine..." 

i'd call is CONFIDENT AWARENESS rather than paranoia.  Bad guys are going to fck with people, that goes without saying. All I can do is present a front to the world that is LEAST likely to be fcked with.

[OzmO]

Possible reasons for a decline in crime:

- More cameras every where.  
- People don't typically carry very much cash on them.  
- better access to CSI technologies.
- car stereos not as profitable to steel
- less cash present at retail stores because of debit cards.


Don't know that I would say there are more people carrying firearms as a reason.  But some hard data might say otherwise.