Posted on 11/26/2003 12:41:20 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:10:51 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Are you safer today than you were two years ago? Even with the terrorist threat, the answer is a resounding "Yes" for Americans all around the country, regardless of income, race, ethnicity or sex.
Good news abounds. New data from the Justice Department show the crime rate today is at a 30-year low. Sexual assaults are down 25 percent from two years ago. Attempted theft is down 22 percent. Robberies are down 27 percent.
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