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Having been around the South during those times, I did witness a low crime rate in urban areas. Of course, there were a lot of community programs focused on keeping the teens occupied during the summer. I just loved watching those people helping each other and the community during the day and then at night, they put on the best plays and dances. There was never any fights or violence. People were surprised. That stopped later when these programs were stopped.
I think it was because those crimes were taking place on the street, rather than in prisons. You have to remember that much if not most of the violence during the crack wave was criminal on criminal. Nowadays, since the justice system is harsher and more people are locked up, that stuff doesn't end up on the record books since they're already in jail. So it's given the illusion of a safer society.
It doesn't seem like random violence towards innocent people has declined to the same extent as violence as a whole, though I'd have to look at the stats.
Many baby boomers came of age in the 1970s, and youth generally committ most of the violent crime; baby boomers ( and I'm one of them) are much more sedate now--aging tends to do that to people..
Many of those youth were Vietnam vets too...while the vast majority of Vietnam vets were upstanding citizens wars tend to desensitize a certain type of person to violence....there were large waves of violent crime that followed the Civil War and WWI. This alone wouldn't have caused it, but, along with the other factors mentioned may have been a large contributing factor.
Many baby boomers came of age in the 1970s, and youth generally committ most of the violent crime; baby boomers ( and I'm one of them) are much more sedate now--aging tends to do that to people..
Interesting theory, but crime remained sky-high in the 80s and early 90s, when Generation X was coming of age.They were a such smaller demographic than the Baby Boomers.
As a matter of fact, Millennials outnumber gen-Xers considerably, yet crime dropped during their formative years.
By the late 70's, illegitimate babies, rapidly increased by the late 60's, had gotten to their teens, and two parent households had by then disappeared. After the 1980's crime statistics were re-calculated, re-categorized, and since, cannot be compared to crime statistics of former years. Meantime, violence in TV and movies became so glorified that many naïve children were very attracted to it. There's just as much crime today as there was 40 years ago. You can be sure of that. It's just not reported.
By the late 70's, illegitimate babies, rapidly increased by the late 60's, had gotten to their teens, and two parent households had by then disappeared. After the 1980's crime statistics were re-calculated, re-categorized, and since, cannot be compared to crime statistics of former years. Meantime, violence in TV and movies became so glorified that many naïve children were very attracted to it. There's just as much crime today as there was 40 years ago. You can be sure of that. It's just not reported.
Hmmm interesting, in what way has it been re categorized? Most experts will say crime is def lower and we are safer as a country. Especially compared to 70's & 80's. just Google cop murders today as compared to the mid 70's the difference is astounding
Hmmm interesting, in what way has it been re categorized? Most experts will say crime is def lower and we are safer as a country. Especially compared to 70's & 80's. just Google cop murders today as compared to the mid 70's the difference is astounding
If it's such an issue to you, then go look it up. I'm not a college student writing a resource paper here. I just know. I've paid attention to this stuff for decades. Take my word for it. Or take Rachel Maddow's word - it's your choice.
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