US Crime Hit 30-Year Low

World | August 25, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Crime in the United States fell 2002 to the lowest level since records started being compiled 30 years ago, US Justice Department said Monday. About 23 million violent and property crimes were reported in 2002, compared to some 44 million in 1973, according to the annual survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The decline was seen in every category of crime measured by the department. The past decade also a saw a rise in the reporting of non-fatal crime to the police, according to the survey, which is based on interviews with a representative sample of about 76,000 US residents.

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