The declining crime rate is misleading due to reporting methods and the fact that all crimes are not reported. The chances of being a victim in urban and rural areas is much greater today. In the past few years, I have had reason to speak with several convicts on different occasions, some in and some out of prison. I have sat through a lot of murder trials and though each one left me upset, this trial left me with nightmares. Nothing but a sub-human species.
Studies show that violent offenses decrease as age increases.
A violent offender over the age of 50 rarely reoffends. That's the good news. Juvenile statistics are staggering. In 1993, they accounted for 35.6 of all arrests. Violent crime has increased steadily in the past seven years due largely to the increase in juvenile statistics.