When economic conditions deteriorate, crime goes up.
Nationally, the homicide rate peaked in 1991, declined steadily after 1993 and has remained essentially flat since 1999.
Source: "Violent Crime Rising Sharply in Some Cities" - NY Times - February 12, 2006



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