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Violent crime overall is lower than it has been in decades.
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While violent crime fell overall in the L.A. area, it actually increased on average in the jurisdictions handled by the Sheriff's Department.
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According to the British Crime Survey (BCS), overall violent crime has decreased by 41% since a peak in 1995.
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America has more murder than many similarly advanced countries, but overall violent crime, save inner-cities plagued by family breakdown, remains below peer nations.
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"I think if you look at the overall violent crime rate that the FBI rate disseminates annually, it's been decreasing steadily nationwide over the last few decades, " said spokesman Andrew Arulanandam.
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Since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired in September 2004, murder and overall violent-crime rates have fallen.
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Overall, America's violent-crime rate is at its lowest level in around 40 years, and its murder rate at its lowest in almost 50.
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The home secretary and senior police officers believe this has fuelled the 11% rise in violent incidents shown in the latest figures despite an overall drop in crime.
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Skeptics might point to the federal assault weapons ban (a section of the 1994 Violent Crime Control Act) that Congress let expire in 2004 as a failure that did not affect overall homicide rates.
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