-Caveat Lector- Violent Crime in US Cities Up 42% Since 1969, Wash Post Says Washington, Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Violent crime in large U.S. cities has risen 41.7 percent since 1969, despite frequent reports of short-term drops since the early 1990s, according to a study to be released later this week, the Washington Post said. The study, by the progressive Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, shows violent crimes in cities with 250,000 people or more has risen from 860 per 100,000 people in 1969 to 1,218 in 1998, the newspaper said. While violent crimes in major cities have dropped from the 1991 peak rate of 1,890 per 100,000 people, the report says recent gains in public safety are exaggerated because the comparisons occur during a period when the level of violence was unusually high, the newspaper said. In its first year of operation, the nationwide system of instant criminal background checks mandated by the 1993 Brady Law has prevented more than 160,000 people from illegally buying firearms, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said Nov. 30. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
