FBI reports drop in violent crime

Well, the numbers for 2010 are in. The FBI reports that violent crime is down.

The FBI reported that violent crime fell in all four regions of the country last year — 7.5 percent in the South, 5.9 in the Midwest, 5.8 percent in the West and 0.4 percent in the Northeast.

Just.4 percent in the north east? Why so little? It could be because the north east has the most draconian gun laws of all the states. Especially states like Connecticut and Massachusetts. New York City is hanging right in there with their Mayor Bloomberg still on his rampage about "illegal" guns. What he really means is any gun not in the possession of the police or military.




Some of the report's highlights include:

* Nationally, murder declined 4.4 percent, while forcible rape dropped 4.2 percent, robbery 9.5 percent, and aggravated assault 3.6 percent—all when compared with 2009 crime figures.
* Geographically speaking, the South saw the largest decline in violent crime (7.5 percent), followed by the Midwest (5.9 percent), the West (5.8 percent) and the Northeast (0.4 percent).
* Concerning property crime, motor vehicle theft was down 7.2 percent, larceny-theft was down 2.8 percent, and burglary was down 1.1 percent. Arson, tracked separately from other property crimes, fell 8.3 percent nationally.
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Crime in the U.S.
All regions of the country experienced overall declines in property crime during 2010 from 2009 rates: down 3.8 percent in the South, 2.7 percent in the Midwest, 2.5 percent in the West, and 0.5 percent in the Northeast.
* All city population groups saw decreases in violent crime.
* Cities with populations of less than 10,000 saw a significant drop in murder—a 25.2 percent decrease.

There were some specific increases noted:

* The Northeast saw increases in some violent crime categories from 2009 figures—murder was up 8.3 percent, forcible rape up 1.4 percent, and aggravated assault up 0.7 percent.
* Cities with populations of 250,000 to 499,999 saw a 3.0 percent rise in murder, while cities with populations of 500,000 to 999,999 saw a 1.9 percent increase in forcible rape, and cities between 25,000 and 49,999 saw an increase of 1.3 percent in burglary.
* The Northeast also saw an increase in burglary—up 3.5 percent.
* Non-metropolitan counties reported slight increases in burglary (1.2 percent) and larceny-theft (3.2 percent).

Good news for most of the country. The glaring exception is the 0.5 percent decrease in property crime in the Northeast. There's that whole gun restriction thing again. The other three sections of the country all experienced larger percentages of decreases. Then there is this.

Notice the increases in the report. This is what happens when honest people aren't allowed to defend themselves. The more restrictions on gun ownership, the higher the crime rate.

I will be interested in seeing the report broken down by state. Particularly Vermont. For years Vermont's carry law has been the simplest in the country. If you don't have a criminal record, you can carry. No permit required. They also have one of the lowest crime rates in the country. You don't hear of shooting rampages or other mass shootings there. Could it be because the criminals don't know who is carrying? That would be my guess.
Speaking of mass shootings, Iowa on January 1st became the latest state to change to "shall issue". The paper and all of the usual anti-gun crybabies predicted blood in the streets, shootouts over fender benders and parking places and schools under siege. With students being gunned down almost daily.
Don't you just love the doom and gloom crowd? Where is all the blood we were promised? Did I miss it? I have yet to see any shootouts in the Hy-Vee parking lot. I have come across a few fender benders, where was the gunfire? I haven't seen anyone waving their gun around because they were cut off in traffic. What happened? We were told for weeks that Iowa would become a battle ground that would rival D-Day.

Then there was the whole open carry thing. They were reporting that "now", Iowans could just strap on their guns and stroll down the street. Iowa has always been a open carry state. But with the may issue law, people kept their guns concealed to prevent loosing their permits. The police and sheriffs departments frown on a man with a gun call only to find out it was just a law abiding citizen open carrying. Besides that, most of us would rather carry concealed. It just makes good sense. One, you don;t scare the sheeple and it's better not to make yourself a target for some miscreant.

I'm sorry all of you anti-gun people were so wrong. It must be hell when the law abiding citizens won't cooperate with your doomsday plans. I guess your going to have to find something else to complain about. I'm not sorry to see the old "may issue" law go by the wayside. This was one of the most abused law in the state. Some counties issued permits just like shall issue. Others wouldn't issue for any reason and a whole host of abuses in the middle. I saw the permit of a friend and it was so restricted that it was useless.

Right after the law changed, I invited the editorial staff at the Register to join me at the range. I offer to furnish everything they needed for a safety class, including a live fire round. It would have only taken a couple hours and the might have been enlightened. I never did hear back from any of them. I furnished both my phone number and e-mail address. Hey, Register, I'm still waiting.