Abstract
Headlines announcing recent declines in crime rates have become commonplace across the United States. In 1997, Atlanta, Georgia, experienced a 22% drop in homicides, an 11% decline in burglaries, and a 21% decline in larceny. In Washington, D.C., the number of homicides dropped 24% in 1997. From 1996 to 1997, the homicide rate in New York fell 23%; in Los Angeles it dropped 20%; and in San Antonio it dropped 17%.
Recommended Citation
Charles D. Bonner,
The Federalization of Crime: Too Much of a Good Thing?,
32
U. Rich. L. Rev.
905
(1998).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview/vol32/iss3/18