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Violent Crime Rate Lowest Since 1973

CBS News:

The nation saw violent crimes other than murder fall by 9 percent last year, marking the lowest level since the government began surveying victims in 1973.

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Specialists said the decade-long decrease in violent results mainly from the strong economy in the 1990s and tougher sentencing laws.

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Since 1993, the violent crime rate has decreased by nearly 50 percent.