Some Statistics Of Crime  It seems many people have a skewed
view of the US crime rate. An older generation will often say
they remember the good ol' days, when you could run around the
neighborhood as a kid. Back then, parents didn't worry like they
do today. There wasn't any crime when they were a kid. You could
leave your house unlocked and nobody had car alarms.  But the
statistics don't match their version of the world, back then or
now. Let's look at some numbers throughout the years. The last
national crime statistics completed is from 2010. We will go
back thirty years and look at crime in ten year intervals. But
we will not look at the number of instances, but rather a more
accurate per population percentage.  The overall crime rate has
risen over the years, but the majority can be attributed to
property/home theft and auto theft. But when people say it isn't
safe to walk the streets these days, that's not a fair
assessment. We'll look at two of the more violent crimes: murder
and rape.  This ratio i