For 20 years, crime in the US has been falling and new figures from the FBI show a sharp drop in the last two years, despite the recession. Why?
Through Democrat and Republican administrations and through booms and busts, crime has been falling since 1991.
Murder and robbery rates nearly halved from 1991-98, a phenomenon that has saved thousands of lives and spared many more potential victims of crime.
BBC News - US crime figures: Why the drop?
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