Does anyone want to see something pitiful?

United States Crime Rates 1960 - 2006


http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm

shows crime stats are on the rise.
everyone knows you can make stats say whatever you want them to....

I don't guess you've ever heard the phrase "per capita" before right?

Check the second chart on that page you linked.

Murders per 100,000 inhabitants in
1970 - 7.9
1980 - 10.2
1990 - 9.4
2000 - 5.5
2006 - 5.6

Help me out here, which way are crime statistics going?