Thread: Darwin is getting slow in his old age.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

My immediate response is to show the date of your link.....Published: May 23, 2011

I consider this irresponsible and if you are sincere, you should not use data 3 1/2 years old.

So are you saying that the violent crime rates have not continued their downward trend since this 'old' 2011 article?

I wasn't using 'data', I was using an article from the NY Times as a reference point.

If you want data, here is a point taken from the overview from the most recent data collected by the FBI in their Uniform Crime Report 2013.

When considering 5- and 10-year trends, the 2013 estimated violent crime total was 12.3 percent below the 2009 level and 14.5 percent below the 2004 level.

FBI — Violent Crime

The article is still relevant irregardless of it being 3 years old.