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Violent Youth Crime In U.S. Falls To New 32-Year Low, Jeffrey A. Butts
Violent Youth Crime In U.S. Falls To New 32-Year Low, Jeffrey A. Butts
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FBI crime data shows a decline in violent youth crimes between 2011 and 2012, reaching a new 32-year-low. Violent youth crimes reached a new low every year between 2009 and 2012. This databit shows the rate of violent youth crimes based on crime offense between 1980 and 2012.
Crime Drop Ii – Young People Are Leading The Newest Violent Crime Decline, Jeffrey A. Butts
Crime Drop Ii – Young People Are Leading The Newest Violent Crime Decline, Jeffrey A. Butts
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FBI crime data show that young people contributed a large share to the declining rate of violent crime in the United States. By 2011, the youth violent crime rate had dropped 60 percent since its peak in 1994. The databit shows the rate of violent crime between 1994-2004 and 2006-2011 for youth under age 18, 18-24, and 25 and older.