Make America safe again?

• Position: Violent crime statistics - Data - Brief article - Statistical data

"1 have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon--and 1 mean very soon--come to an end. Beginning on January 20, 2017, safety will be restored."

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Contrary to Donald Trump's fearmongering, violent crime has fallen dramatically over the last two decades.

VIOLENT CRIME RATE:

(per 100,000 inhabitants)

[down arrow]47% From 1995 to 2014, that's a 47% decrease.

SINCE 1995...

[down arrow]45%

...the rate of murder and non-negligent manslaughter decreased from 8.2 to 4.5 per 100,000 people in the U.S.

[down arrow]44%

...the rate of aggravated assault decreased from 418.3 to 232.5 per 100,000 people in the U.S.

Why do these numbers stop with 2014? That's the last year...