crime down for past 32 years

Violent and property crime rates in 2004 remained at the lowest levels since the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) first conducted its annual National Criminal Victimization Survey in 1973.

-- From 1993 through 2004, the violent crime rate fell 57 percent and the property crime rate declined by 50 percent.

-- Since 1993, a decline in violent crime victimization has occurred across every racial and ethnic group, and income level measured.

-- People who historically have been the most vulnerable to violent crime-males, blacks and youths-continued to be victimized at higher rates during 2004 than other resident groups, although all residents experienced lower criminal violence rates than those of prior years.

related post: crime is down, again. FYI, the june report, from the link, was from the UCR and this new report is from the NCVS. shows that crime is down by all accounts.