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(07-28-2013 12:50 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  All I can say is that America has the highest incarceration rate in the entire world, but that hasn't had an appreciable effect on crime, whether it be hooligansim or serious offenses. Until we start to address the root causes, whatever they may be, nothing will change.

Whether incarceration has anything to do with it is debatable, but the crime rate has fallen dramatically over the past two decades, as noted in Where have all the burglars gone?, at The Economist, July 20th:

Quote:The number of violent crimes has fallen by 32% since 1990 across America as a whole; in the biggest cities, it has fallen by 64%. In New York, the area around Times Square on 42nd Street, where pornographers once mingled with muggers, is now a family oriented tourist trap.

I suggest that the rise of 24/7/365 news influences our opinions about crimes (and many other things) more than actual crimes (and other realities) do.