FBI: US Murder Rate Drops to 40-year low!

POSITIVE NEWS - US Murder Rate Hits 40-Year Low

There were 391 fewer murders nationwide in 2004
than the year before, the FBI said.

Last year's total of 16,137 murders (out of 300
million people) is a decrease of 3.3% from 2003
and is the lowest murder rate since 1965.

The rates for all seven major crimes were down,
and the overall violent crime rate reached a
30-year low, according to the FBI.

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on the evening news.

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