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movies are getting more violent but crime rates continue to fall
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movies are getting more violent but crime rates continue to fall

Slowly but surely, violence in movies has been escalating, prompting recurring spasms of fear that a surge in violent crime will inevitably follow, yet violent crimes rates keep declining. Why?

the odd case of the crime rate paradox
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the odd case of the crime rate paradox

Crime rates are plummeting and no one seems to be able to explain why.